Saudi Arabia and sharia law

[MC_Master_of_Ceremonies]

SANDY Mitchell, the Scot placed under sentence of death in Saudi Arabia, has revealed he was due to be executed by crucifixion, writes Christopher Claire.

Mitchell said he was told by his Saudi lawyer that the sentence called for the victim’s head to be “partially” severed and the body fixed to an X-shaped cross in public view for three days.

Public beheadings are routine in Saudi Arabia, but crucifixion is reserved as an exemplary punishment under sharia (Islamic) law for crimes of the utmost severity. Two highway robbers have been executed in this way in the past 20 years.

http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/index.cfm?id=987592003

It’s the 21st century for fuck’s sake!!!
:mad:

[jjimm]

Not only is that utterly fucked up, but the charges against the guys were total bullshit: looks like Islamist terrorist bombs pawned off onto allegations booze-smuggling - killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. According to the Sunday Times, oneof the people convicted was a nurse who saved the life of one of the victims. This guy helped direct the police, while keeping the other guy alive, and when the police arrived they arrested him.

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

A few more facts:

1. He’s been released and sent back to Briain
2. He was a convicted terrorist.
3. Such a punishment is legal under Sharia law
4. His confession was tortured out of him
5. I can’t find any evidence for the crucifiction, except from Mr Mitchell.
6. He was probably a scapegoat convicted beacause the Saudis were loathe to admit to terrorism in 2001. Times have changed.

[London_Calling]

I know, the least they could do is televise these things. When are these damn rag heads going to get up to speed . . .

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

*Originally posted by Tapioca Dextrin *
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6) He was probably a scapegoat convicted beacause the Saudis were loathe to admit to terrorism in 2001. Times have changed. **

[Alan_Owes_Bess]

Just wait until Amnesty International hears about this.

There’ll be hell to pay, I tell you!

[MC_Master_of_Ceremonies]

Alan, while I’m sure you’re being sarky, AI do have an ongoing camaign against human right abuses in Saudi Arabia:

http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/saudi/

[Grey]

There were several men all up for the same conspiracy charges. From here

Dr. Mohammed R. Al-Hussaini, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Canada, cancelled a scheduled interview with the Post yesterday, but the Saudi embassy in London denied the torture allegations, telling the BBC that the men stayed in air-conditioned rooms with regular access to visitors, lawyers, exercise facilities and whatever food they asked for.
In an interview from London yesterday, Mr. Sampson laughed off such suggestions.
“What else can one expect them to say?” he said.

It does make you wonder how a guy can drop from 214 lbs to 146 lbs in such comfort, doesn’t it?