17 women were arrested at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general says some of them were subject to `` virginity checks '' which are illegal under Islamic law and punishable by death if found out - but the military has denied any such practice. One woman allegedly targeted had said , `` They wanted to teach us a lesson ''
17 women were arrested at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general says some of them were subject to `` virginity checks '' He says it was done so that they would n't claim later they had been raped . One woman allegedly targeted had said , `` They wanted to teach us a lesson ''