Saudis Lash Blogger for "Insult" to Islam

[Statistikhengst]

Not on par with the horrific stuff that happened in France in the last days, but this story is also quite telling. Just more exciting stuff from the Religion of Peace:


Saudi Arabia flogs liberal activist in public Amnesty Reuters

A liberal activist sentenced to prison and flogging in Saudi Arabia underwent the first round of 50 lashes in public after Friday prayers, rights watchdog Amnesty International said.

Raif Badawi, who set up the "Free Saudi Liberals" website, was arrested in June 2012 and prosecuted for offences including cyber crime and disobeying his father.

The prosecution had demanded he be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, but a judge dismissed that charge.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals ($266,666) and 1,000 lashes last year after prosecutors challenged an earlier sentence of seven years and 600 lashes as too lenient.

On Thursday, the United States asked Riyadh to cancel the sentence of 1,000 lashes.

Amnesty International quoted a witness as saying the flogging took place after Friday prayers in front of al-Jafali mosque in Jeddah.

Badawi "was removed from a bus in shackles and brought to the public square in front of the mosque", Amnesty said in a statement.

"Surrounded by a crowd made up of the public and a number of security officers, he received 50 consecutive lashes on his back. The whole ordeal lasted around 15 minutes. Afterwards he was put back in the bus and taken away," the group said.

And Saudi Arabia is our ally in the war on Terror? Really?

Did you know that in Saudi Arabia, you can get the death penalty for "disobeying" your father?

With an ally like this, who in the fuck needs allies?

 

[Brain357]

Not on par with the horrific stuff that happened in France in the last days, but this story is also quite telling. Just more exciting stuff from the Religion of Peace:


Saudi Arabia flogs liberal activist in public Amnesty Reuters

A liberal activist sentenced to prison and flogging in Saudi Arabia underwent the first round of 50 lashes in public after Friday prayers, rights watchdog Amnesty International said.

Raif Badawi, who set up the "Free Saudi Liberals" website, was arrested in June 2012 and prosecuted for offences including cyber crime and disobeying his father.

The prosecution had demanded he be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, but a judge dismissed that charge.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals ($266,666) and 1,000 lashes last year after prosecutors challenged an earlier sentence of seven years and 600 lashes as too lenient.

On Thursday, the United States asked Riyadh to cancel the sentence of 1,000 lashes.

Amnesty International quoted a witness as saying the flogging took place after Friday prayers in front of al-Jafali mosque in Jeddah.

Badawi "was removed from a bus in shackles and brought to the public square in front of the mosque", Amnesty said in a statement.

"Surrounded by a crowd made up of the public and a number of security officers, he received 50 consecutive lashes on his back. The whole ordeal lasted around 15 minutes. Afterwards he was put back in the bus and taken away," the group said.

And Saudi Arabia is our ally in the war on Terror? Really?

Did you know that in Saudi Arabia, you can get the death penalty for "disobeying" your father?

With an ally like this, who in the fuck needs allies?

Yes they may not be much better than our enemies. Pretty sure they just want us to bomb their enemies and buy oil.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Not on par with the horrific stuff that happened in France in the last days, but this story is also quite telling. Just more exciting stuff from the Religion of Peace:


Saudi Arabia flogs liberal activist in public Amnesty Reuters

A liberal activist sentenced to prison and flogging in Saudi Arabia underwent the first round of 50 lashes in public after Friday prayers, rights watchdog Amnesty International said.

Raif Badawi, who set up the "Free Saudi Liberals" website, was arrested in June 2012 and prosecuted for offences including cyber crime and disobeying his father.

The prosecution had demanded he be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, but a judge dismissed that charge.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals ($266,666) and 1,000 lashes last year after prosecutors challenged an earlier sentence of seven years and 600 lashes as too lenient.

On Thursday, the United States asked Riyadh to cancel the sentence of 1,000 lashes.

Amnesty International quoted a witness as saying the flogging took place after Friday prayers in front of al-Jafali mosque in Jeddah.

Badawi "was removed from a bus in shackles and brought to the public square in front of the mosque", Amnesty said in a statement.

"Surrounded by a crowd made up of the public and a number of security officers, he received 50 consecutive lashes on his back. The whole ordeal lasted around 15 minutes. Afterwards he was put back in the bus and taken away," the group said.

And Saudi Arabia is our ally in the war on Terror? Really?

Did you know that in Saudi Arabia, you can get the death penalty for "disobeying" your father?

With an ally like this, who in the fuck needs allies?

Yes they may not be much better than our enemies. Pretty they just want us to bomb their enemies and buy oil.

Indeed.