Saudi Arabia has denied reports that a court in the kingdom has ordered a punishment of paralysis for a man who caused the paralysis of a friend.
A Saudi justice ministry spokesman said the reports about the sentence were completely false.
The justice ministry said on its twitter account that the judge in the case decided to dismiss demands for such a sentence.
Reports of the sentence sparked widespread condemnation.
Amnesty International, the human rights organisation, called for the sentence to be annulled.
