Saudi Court Hands Down Death by Crucifixion to Child Molester - alt.true-crime

Message from discussion Saudi Court Hands Down Death by Crucifixion to Child Molester

jerry warner

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More options Nov 6 2009, 5:28 am

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From: jerry warner <jwar...@mchsi.com>

Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:28:33 -0600

Local: Fri, Nov 6 2009 5:28 am

Subject: Re: Saudi Court Hands Down Death by Crucifixion to Child Molester

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Pneuma wrote:
> No one will ever accuse a Saudi Judge of being soft on child molesters.

> Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling
> Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:22pm
> RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead
> and crucify a 22-year-old man

whats the point of crucifying a beheaded corpse?

> convicted of raping five children and
> leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday.

> The convict was arrested earlier this year after a seven-year old boy
> helped police in their investigation. The child left in the desert after
> the rape was three years old, Okaz newspaper said.

> International rights groups have accused the kingdom, the birthplace of
> Islam, of applying draconian justice, beheading murderers, rapists and
> drug traffickers in public. So far this year about 40 people have been
> executed in Saudi Arabia.

> In Saudi Arabia, crucifixion means tying the body of the convict to wooden
> beams to be displayed to the public after beheading.

> (Reporting by Souhail Karam; editing by Inal Ersan)

> Pneuma
> --
> Read the United States National Health Insurance Act
> outline @ http://www.cprights.org/plan.php?plan=8
> Total Estimated Cost: $1.8 Trillion/year

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