-Caveat Lector-
Now these people were very humane - if at first you don't succeed -
well, maybe they should find an old Westinghouse Electric Chair?
Wonder if Bill Clinton has plans for visiting Afghanistan - or is this
why he is scared of Osama bin Laden?
Saba
BBC News Online: World: S/W Asia
Three Afghans survive death sentence for sodomy
Thursday, February 26, 1998 Published at
Three Afghans survive death sentence for sodomy
Reports from Kandahar - the headquarters of the Afghan Taleban movement
- say that three men have survived a death sentence imposed for sodomy,
and have had the penalty commuted.
Under the Taleban interpretation of Islamic law, sodomites have to be
crushed to death under a pile of mud or bricks.
The reports from Aghanistan say a tank pushed a large wall over on top
of the three men.
But - because they were still alive after thirty minutes - by Koranic
law they were automatically granted a reprieve.
The men are now said to be recovering in hospital in Kandahar.
[Barney Frank Take Note]
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