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| Africa: Horn |
| Sudan Moslems Whip Woman for Adultery and Acquit the Man Who Raped Her |
| 2004-05-08 |
| ... a 22 year old woman has been sentenced to 100 lashes of the whip on charges of adultery in Sudan. Ms. Razaz Abaker, 22 years old, was sentenced to 100 lashes of the whip for committing Zina, illegal sexual intercourse. The sentence was handed down by the Nyala Criminal Court on 13 March. The 27 year old man who was charged with having had sex with Ms. Razaz was acquitted by the same court on the basis of insufficient evidence against him. This case was brought based on claims that Ms. Razaz gave birth to a child three years ago outside of marriage, after having had sex with a 22 year old man. A policeman brought the case to the attention of the Attorney General. On the same day, the Attorney General interrogated Ms. Razaz and she confessed to having had sex with the man in question. She claimed that he raped her and had promised to marry her. On the same day, Ms. Razaz was convicted by the court and sentenced to 100 lashes of the whip, which was carried out immediately, with no possibility of legal assistance or appeal. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #7 Aaah! Evert V - You are saying the God-Fearing Mullahs sign people up for the "lash of the week club"? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-08 8:06:22 PM |
| #6 Nope, noone can live through a 100 lashes, they are usualy delivered in installments of 5 to 10. |
| Posted by: Evert V. in NL 2004-05-08 12:31:37 PM |
| #5 Can a woman (or a man for that matter) live through 100 lashes? |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-05-08 12:22:47 PM |
| #4 Holy s--t! ONE HUNDRED lashes? A death sentence would be more merciful. Damn this backward culture! What a pathetic excuse for a society. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-05-08 11:38:33 AM |
| #3 Fortunately for Ms. Razaz, the Sudan is heading up the UN Human Rights Commission which means her much lacerated ass is proof positive the Sudanese uphold the lofty international standards for treatment of women ever lauded by the members of the General Assembly. |
| Posted by: Garrison 2004-05-08 3:26:17 AM |
| #2 God is TRULY great! But somtimes his gifts are short. Make sure the whipper isn't turned on by whipping. 100 is a lot! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-08 1:12:13 AM |
| #1 "The 27 year old man who was charged with having had sex with Ms. Razaz was acquitted by the same court on the basis of insufficient evidence against him." Wow. That's gotta be embarrassing... it was that small? I don't see what's to get excited about here, this makes perfect sense. My friend Mahmoud explained it to me, though I can't recall exactly what he said, now. He's a Muslim and understands these things and we infidels should quit being so critical and accept their word. Islam is beautiful, peaceful, and exalts its wymyns. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-08 1:02:37 AM |