http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8123481.stm
A man accused of raping and murdering a woman was stoned to death by Islamist militiamen in Somalia.
The man was convicted by an unofficial court set up by the al-Shabab movement. The al-Shabab radical Islamists are accused of links to al-Qaeda and advocate a strict for of Sharia. A recent punishment resulted in four men being amputated a foot and a hand for being accused of theft.
"This man was accused of raping and killing an 18-year-old girl in May this year. The court found him guilty of the charges brought against him," Sheikh Mohamed Saleban, a local al-Shabab official, told AFP news agency. "He was a married man, which is why the court sentenced him to be stoned to death," he added, explaining that a rape conviction only incurs flogging.
The execution took place in the city of Wanlaweyn, which is 55 miles south of the capital Mogadishu. Ten men from the al-Shabab dug a hole, buried the man to his neck and then stoned him until the man was dead.
Last week, the administration asked neighboring countries to urgently send troops to help.
This is crazy! Now, I do think punishments for certain crimes should be more severe than a needle in the warm and into a peaceful sleep, but this seems to be a little excessive. This punishment is not just for men, in the article, a 13-year-old girl was also stoned to death for being accused of adultery after she reported of being raped by three men. I can’t wait to see what you guys have to say about this one.
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Wow, that is insane!
ReplyDeleteI think it's so interesting to see a place with no government unify enough to punish someone for a crime. That would be a horrible death, but then again, he did a horrible thing. Next time in Somalia I'll keep this one on my mind.
Sharia law as interpreted by the radical fringes of Islam is not friendly to women at all. This is not the first story I've heard of a young woman's being killed or imprisoned after reporting a rape.
ReplyDeleteOf course, radical Christianity is equally frightening. We just don't hear as much about it, since Christianity is our "own" religion.
Beheading, stoning, and amputations are regularly administered punishments in Saudi Arabia. Every Friday, at what GIs called "chop-chop" square, someone loses a hand or a head. I'm told by those who witnessed them that the "stonings" involved dumping a truckload of rocks onto the convicted sinner.
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