NEW : Sources say incident unrelated to Hajj nor subsequent Eid al - Adha . Report : Prime Minister says he wants pardon in best interests of Saudi people . Abdul Rahman al-Lahim , the lawyer who represented the woman , faced a disciplinary hearing for `` insulting the Supreme Judicial Council and disobeying the rules and regulations '' of the judiciary . Report : King Abdullah pardons rape victim up to 200 lashes . A Saudi court had ruled the 19-year - old had an ` ` illegitimate relationship ''
NEW : Sources say incident unrelated to Hajj nor subsequent Eid al - Adha . Report : Prime Minister says he wants pardon in best interests of Saudi people . Report : King Abdullah pardons rape victim up to 200 lashes . A Saudi court had ruled the 19-year - old had an ` ` illegitimate relationship ''