Man tries to sell son on Facebook for $20 million

Summary: Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry of Saudi Arabia wants to sell his son on facebook for $20 million. He says it’s the only way to avoid poverty, but some believe it could be a publicity stunt.

Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry is reportedly attempting to sell his own son on facebook
for 73 million UAE Dirhams ($20 million). The Saudi Arabian man said he
is willing to go to the courts to complete the “sale procedures.” In
addition to the $20 million, Al Shahry only wants to know one thing
about the buyer of his child: the city in which he or she is located. He
told the Quatari news outlet Al Sharq (via RT) that the human
trafficking sale was his only option to avoid “living in poverty” with
his wife and daughter.

The Saudi Arabian man made the decision after he saw his illegal
debt-collection business shut down by a local court. The move doesn’t
appear to be Al Shahry’s first option: after the ruling, he asked
authorities to help him. Administration officials denied him financial
help because he was older than 35. He claims that this is his only
option, though some think it’s just a publicity stunt.

In 1962, Saudi Arabia officially abolished slavery. Sadly, the country
still doesn’t comply with minimum international standards for human
trafficking.

While the country’s government considers child trafficking an offense,
reports have indicated the act occurs fairly often in the country.
Children from across the Middle East are frequently smuggled or sold in
the country and then forced into begging, unskilled labor, or are
recruited as soldiers by rebels. Trafficking of women is also a big
issue since the country’s large number of female foreign domestic
workers and loopholes in the system cause many to fall victim to abuse
and torture. Saudi Arabia has not made criminal prosecutions,
convictions, or prison sentences for trafficking crimes committed
against foreign domestic workers, or at least it hasn’t reported making
any.
Thankfully, Facebook is unlikely to allow such a sale, or even the
advertising of it, on its service. I have contacted the company to
confirm and will update you if I hear back. Unfortunately, regardless of
what Facebook does, it likely won’t stop Al Shahry from trying to find a
buyer.

Update: Facebook declined to comment on this article. That being said, Facebook’s Terms of Service (Statement of Rights and Responsibilities)
does state, in the Protecting Other People’s Rights section: “You will
not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes or
violates someone else’s rights or otherwise violates the law.” In other
words, if Saudi Arabia deems it illegal, so does Facebook.


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Since when do you need 20 MILLION DOLLARS to avoid living in poverty?? This is just one of those e-mail marketing schemes on a greater scale. Fucking assholes.

So hes saying "Hey I want you to make me rich bitch, here go raise my son while you're at it"..

who would buy him for 20 mill?