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"Flogging is a cruel punishment in all circumstances but it beggars belief that the authorities in Saudi Arabia have imposed lashes on a woman apparently for merely driving a car," Philip Luther, an Amnesty regional deputy director, said in an emailed statement. "Allowing women to vote in council elections is all well and good, but if they are still going to face being flogged for trying to exercise their right to freedom of movement then the king's much trumpeted 'reforms' actually amount to very little," Luther said. Two other women are also believed to be facing charges related to driving, the Amnesty statement said. Under Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic laws, women require a male guardian's permission to work, travel abroad or even undergo some medical surgeries. They are not allowed to drive. While there is no written law banning women from driving, Saudi law requires citizens to use locally issued licences while in the country. 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