Beheadings in Saudi Arabia
THE recent beheadings in Saudi Arabia of a young Sri Lankan Muslim woman and a Pakistani on various charges has drawn criticism of human rights organisations around the world which deem such punishment as mediaeval and barbaric.
Indeed such actions bring to mind the mediaeval English history made famous by the slaying of two of King Henry VIII’s six wives.
Although it is the Saudi practice to award such punishments to those violating the laws of the land, in the 21st century these acts are looked upon with a degree of contempt at a time when vast majority of the countries have banished capital punishment. Last year as many as 69 people were beheaded in the Kingdom according to the US – based Human Rights Watch and no detailed information is available on the legal aid or help provided to the victims, barring the case of Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek who was put down in her 20s and that too when Colombo appealed to Riyadh for mercy.
Of the many Pakistanis who have been meted out such judicial verdicts over the years mainly on charges of drug trafficking, one has not heard of any family members coming forward for mercy plea nor has the government shown any inclination to take up their cases on humanitarian grounds.
Rather than putting them to sword, ideally, it would be much better if the Saudi government deports such convicted persons to their respective countries and enable them to serve their sentences in their own homeland under official agreement. In this way, human rights organisations will feel satisfied and have no valid reason to criticise the oil-rich Kingdom.
FAWAD HASHMEY
Lahore
I think we should not intervene into a country’s personal matters. In this respect US is more to blame (capital punishment still not abolished there and its not a kingdom, its a democracy and a world super-power). But i feel there is no harm if they think it’s best for them. As for deporting, i think its a bad idea because the crime was committed in that country so trial should take place there.
Has anything good ever come out of that Godforsaken country? Ever heard of any white guy being beheaded or mutilated in anyway
It’s very instrumental to enforce Islamic punishments in Islamic countries. If we have a glance at General Zia’s era, Islamic laws were enforced along with strict punishments according to Shariah. It helped a lot in curbing social evils and malicious sins. The number of crime cases related to murder, snatching, breaking into houses reduced down close to 1%. The strict measures can save our society and will lesson for others who intent to commit crime.
Ironically when a number of maids were killed by Saudi Women, they were meted out very lineient sentences!
How about beheading the royal family’s princes and princessis , who are on drugs in Saudi Arabia.
Honestly, it raises big doubts about the understanding of the writer of this article.
69 beheadings per year (of criminals) = saving thousands of killings / rapes / drug impact on society…it worth doing it..
Do you know how many rapes (without consent) per hour happening in USA…….yeh….but you are not the only one who knows…whole world knows it…
What happened to Ajmal Pahari in Khi, after killing 100s ……how come a judicial system can free such person….without consent from victims families….
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it really scares the shit out of people who intend to bring drugs into their country. human rights never said anything on a million death in iraq and 60 million in ww2. apologetic people listen to shit like this!
I am shocked that some intelligent people believe in this type of punishment on International citizens.There is International Law every country sign on and Rich countries arrogantly disregarding and coducting below standard legal process and no wonder developed countries look down on this type of cave or rock age justice.Thank god i live in USA.
It is according to Islamic law to cut the accuse hand.feet to be lesson for others.so stop beheading but start cutting hands, feet instead.It will work .
The West doesn’t behead. It bombs countries back to the stone age. Please keep your disingenuous and pedantic arguments to yourself and let other countries enforce the law of their land.
Barbarians
What is according to Islam….?