And they thought it would give them immunity in the end?
"Saudi judge inquires about paralysis as form of punishment" by Salah Nasrawi, Associated Press | August 20, 2010
CAIRO — A Saudi judge has asked several hospitals in the country whether they could damage a man’s spinal cord as punishment after he was convicted of attacking another man with a cleaver and paralyzing him, the brother of the victim said yesterday.
You know, I'm just sick of the "Muslims are savages" tone in my lying, war-promoting Zionist War Daily.
This could all well be true about OUR ALLY Saudi; however, HAVE THEY SHREDDED any Afghans, Pakistanis, or Iraqis lately?
Of course, Saudi shredding of Yemenis slides by unreported. There are certain levels of propaganda within the newspaper.
One would hope the Saudis would realize that USrael and its mouthpieces are not their friends after this news selection.
Abdul-Aziz al-Mutairi, 22, was left paralyzed and subsequently lost a foot after a fight more than two years ago. He asked a judge in northwestern Tabuk Province to impose an equivalent punishment on his attacker under Islamic law, his brother Khaled said in a phone interview from Saudi Arabia.
He said one of the hospitals, located in Tabuk, responded that it is possible to damage the spinal cord but added that the operation would have to be done at a more specialized facility. Saudi newspapers reported that a second hospital in the capital, Riyadh, declined, saying it could not inflict such harm.
Administrative offices of two of the hospitals and the court in Tabuk were closed for the Saudi weekend, which began yesterday, and could not be reached for comment.
Saudi Arabia enforces strict Islamic law and occasionally doles out punishments based on the ancient legal code of an eye for an eye.
Gandhi was right; that only leaves the whole world blind.
However, King Abdullah has been trying to clamp down on extremist ideology, including unauthorized clerics issuing odd religious decrees.
The query by the court, among the most unusual and extreme to have been made public in the kingdom, highlights the delicate attempt in Saudi Arabia to balance a push to modernize the country with interpretations of religious traditions that critics say are out of sync with a modern society....
Oh, is that what foot-dragging by the government is called these days?
Islamic law applied in Saudi Arabia allows defendants to ask for a similar punishment for harms inflicted on them. Cutting off the hands of thieves, for example, is common.
Maybe we should apply that punishment to bankers, Americans.
Under the law, the victim can receive blood money to settle the case.
We call that a legal judgment or settlement here.
Human rights groups say trials in Saudi Arabia fall far below international standards.
Did they base their on the AmeriKan military tribunals, too?
They usually take place behind closed doors and without adequate legal representation.
Yup.
Those who are sentenced to death are often not informed of the progress of legal proceedings against them or of the date of execution until the morning on which they are taken out and beheaded.
Crucifying the headless body in a public place is a way to set an example, according to the kingdom’s strict interpretation of Islam.
Think the LOOTING BANKSTERS would get the point?
Amnesty International expressed concerns over the reports and said the rights group was contacting Saudi authorities for details.
“We are very concerned, and we will appeal to the authorities not to carry out such a punishment,’’ said Lamri Chirouf, the group’s researcher on Saudi Arabia.
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Maybe AI could look into this, too:
"Sri Lankan maid says boss stuck nails in her" by Associated Press | August 26, 2010
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan maid returned from her job in Saudi Arabia with 24 nails inside her body — the result of torture by the family who employed her, a doctor and government official said yesterday.
L.G. Ariyawathi’s body is riddled with needles and nails, which are scheduled to be removed tomorrow, a doctor confirmed yesterday.
Ariyawathi, 49, returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday from Saudi Arabia and was hospitalized the next day with severe pain at a facility about 100 miles away from Colombo, the capital, according to media reports.
She told a local newspaper that her employers tortured her with the nails as punishment....
Ariyawathi told the Lakbima newspaper she went to Saudi Arabia in March and was paid only two months’ salary, with her employer withholding three months’ salary to buy an air ticket to send her home.
Dr. H.K.K. Satharasinghe of Kamburupitiya hospital said X-rays show Ariyawathi has 24 nails, from 1 to 2 inches, and needles in her body.
Sri Lanka’s deputy minister of economic development said the government would “report about this matter to the Saudi government and provide her adequate compensation.’’
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Related:
"Ghazi Algosaibi, Saudi statesman and poet, at 70" by Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press | August 16, 2010
CAIRO — Ghazi Algosaibi, Saudi Arabia’s consummate statesman and liberal writer, died yesterday at the age of 70 from stomach cancer, relatives said.
A former ambassador to Britain, Mr. Algosaibi often represented his country at international forums and was known for his poetry and liberal religious views in a conservative country that banned his writings....
Mr. Algosaibi was also a prolific novelist, poet, and columnist. His writings were banned in Saudi Arabia because they frequently voiced criticism of ruling regimes in the region and often presented a satirical depiction of social and political mores.
Yeah, WHO KNEW that Muslims and Arabs have CULTURE!?
You sure wouldn't know that from reading an AmeriKan MSM news section!
It was only in the last month that the Saudi Culture Ministry lifted the ban, citing his contributions to the kingdom.
Mr. Algosaibi came under fire in 2002 when he wrote a poem praising Palestinian suicide bombers. Under criticism from Jewish groups, Mr. Algosaibi defended his poem and accused Israel of committing war crimes.:-)
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Also see: JPMorgan Chase plans Saudi branch
Sometimes human rights do not matter.
And why would the kingdom want to pollute their banking system?
