Instead of selling off some non-essential items like a TV or maybe a set of golf clubs when his financial situation became dire, a Saudi business man chose to sell his son. For $20 million.
Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry ran a debt-collecting firm until it was ruled illegal by local courts, and he was forced to close it down. Sensing his impending financial demise, he approached the Labour Office for assistance, but was refused as the ministry ...