We have previously discussed the brutality of Islamic nations enforcing medieval Sharia law. Iran has given the world another shocking addition to the long list of beheadings, floggings, and other forms of Islamic punishment. A “court’ has ordered the amputation of the fingers of three teenagers found guilty of theft.
According to Iran International, the Iranian Supreme Court has upheld the Sharia sentencing Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian and Mehdi Shahivand who were convicted of four counts of robbery in the northern city of Urmia. The four boys have complained of torture leading to their confessions and one is reportedly in dire health condition after slitting one of his wrists.
Here is the provision found in Article 278 of the Islamic Punishment Law:
Article 278– The hadd punishment for theft is as follows:
(a) On the first occasion, amputation of the full length of four fingers of the right hand of the thief in such a manner that the thumb and palm of the hand remain.
(b) On the second occasion, amputation of the left foot from the end of the knob [on the foot] in such a manner that half of the sole and part of the place of anointing [during ablution] remain.
(c) On the third occasion, life imprisonment.
(d) On the fourth occasion, the death penalty even though the theft is committed in prison.
Note 1- When the thief is lacking the limb which shall be amputated, s/he shall be sentenced to the punishment prescribed for ta’zir thefts.
Note 2- Regarding paragraph (c) of this article and other thefts that do not fall under the category of ta’zir, if the offender repents during the execution of the punishment, and the Supreme Leader agrees with his/her release, s/he shall be pardoned and released. In addition the Supreme Leader can replace his/her punishment with another ta’zir punishment.
In 2008 it was reported that five convicted criminals convicted of various crimes in addition to “acting against God” and “corruption upon this Earth.” They were reported subjected to “cross amputation” where the right hands and left feet of the men were removed.
The amputation of the fingers of these minors is an offense to the most concepts of human rights and indeed humanity itself.
Tch, tch.
We humbly invite you to worship our God of Peace and Love…………..or we’ll cut your head off!
No different from here in the USA where we practice capital punishment. Are you one of those bleeding hearts??
i wonder what number is bigger
number of people w/ chopped fingers in Iran, OR thousands of people killed by USA gov since ww2 ,w/out UN authorization!
somehow i think it is the the second one!
Turing was later convinced by the advice of his brother and his own solicitor, and he entered a plea of guilty.[133] The case, Regina v. Turing and Murray, was brought to trial on 31 March 1952.[134] Turing was convicted and given a choice between imprisonment and probation. His probation would be conditional on his agreement to undergo hormonal physical changes designed to reduce libido
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in 1952 in pinnacle of western civilization people were still castrated!
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Money, Mississippi, U.S. Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family’s grocery store.
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somehow i dont see why westerners were allowed do such things 70 years ago, but Iran cant chop fingers on in 2020!
In the US it is standard practice for police to shoot or beat people to death for running away from them or not complying. So I’m not really sure why people are so upset about fingers being chopped off.
In the US, it is standard practice for police to beat or shoot people to death for running away from them or refusing to comply. So I don’t really understand why people are so upset about chopping fingers off.
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