Saudi Arabia: Halt Woman’s Execution for ‘Witchcraft’

[katty]

more: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/14/saudia18051.htm

Saudi Arabia: Halt Woman’s Execution for ‘Witchcraft’
Fawza Falih’s Case Reveals Deep Flaws in Saudi Justice System
(New York, February 14, 2008) – King Abdullah should halt the execution of Fawza Falih and void her conviction for “witchcraft,” Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the Saudi king.

The fact that Saudi judges still conduct trials for unprovable crimes like ‘witchcraft’ underscores their inability to carry out objective criminal investigations. Fawza Falih’s case is an example of how the authorities failed to comply even with existing safeguards in the Saudi justice system.

Joe Stork, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch to King Abdullah
Letter, February 13, 2008

Saudi Arabia

The religious police who arrested and interrogated Fawza Falih and the judges who tried her in the northern town of Quraiyat never gave her the opportunity to prove her innocence against absurd charges that have no basis in law.

“The fact that Saudi judges still conduct trials for unprovable crimes like ‘witchcraft’ underscores their inability to carry out objective criminal investigations,” said Joe Stork, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Fawza Falih’s case is an example of how the authorities failed to comply even with existing safeguards in the Saudi justice system.”

[sam sarrha]

1. one more example of why religion should stay the hell out of politics...and schools

[annabanana]

2. Well whoop de do!

They are moving at a break-neck speed from the 9th to the 11th Century

[Warren Stupidity]

3. The bible agrees with the saudi religious courts.

I don't see what the problem is. We should of course be following this fine example. We cannot cherry-pick the word of god.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Exodus 22:18.

Any questions? Here: http://www.landoverbaptist.org/sermons/witches.html