Egyptian man beheaded for "sorcery" in Saudi Arabia

Kana · 11-15-2007, 12:22 AM

A real life witch trial from our wonderful ally, the government of Saudi Arabia.

http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL02434180.html

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RIYADH, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia executed on Friday an Egyptian man convicted of "sorcery", desecrating the Muslim holy book and adultery, the official news agency said.

The Saudi Press Agency said Mustafa Ibrahim was put to death in Riyadh in a controversial case which has drawn criticism from rights activists.

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Clerics of Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam, known as Wahhabism, take accusations of sorcery seriously and recently held a conference in Riyadh on how to combat it. Clerics dominate the legal system, acting as judges.

"This is a sad day for justice in Saudi Arabia. This execution is a clear indicator of the medieval character of the Saudi judicial system," said Ali al-Ahmed, a Washington-based rights activist of Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim minority.

"This man was murdered in cold blood while the Saudi king is in Europe being touted as a reformer ... This man was sentenced to death without any explicit evidence to prove what was perceived as violation of the law," he told Reuters.

Executions are usually carried out by public beheading with a sword for murder, rape, drug smuggling and armed robbery.

Also, some commentary on the case in the Guardian: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/...n_witches.html

Brainpolice · 11-15-2007, 01:28 AM

All hail the allies!

MarkMiller · 11-15-2007, 01:31 AM

I don't know how to respond to this story. The world is falling backwards as we speak.

The_Heretic · 11-15-2007, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkMiller

I don't know how to respond to this story. The world is falling backwards as we speak.

In teh case of Saudi Arabia they were never moving forward to begin with. It's funny, we bust on Iran for tyrannical actions and yet the Saudis are far worse.

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MarkMiller Dr. Zaius, Mark M. Archery 2000 Champion! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,314 Thanks: 72 Thanked 47 Times in 37 Posts	I don't know how to respond to this story. The world is falling backwards as we speak. __________________ *The ram has touched the wall.....there's no turning back! - Mark Antony*
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