Thursday, February 14, 2008

Salem 1692 or Saudi Arabia 2008?

Some snippets...

In Falih's case, the judges relied on a coerced confession and on the statements of witnesses who said she had "bewitched" them to convict her in April 2006, according to the group.

Falih later retracted her confession in court, claiming it was extracted under duress, and said that as an illiterate woman, she did not understand the document she was forced to fingerprint.

The Saudi court cited an instance in which a man allegedly became impotent after being bewitched by Falih, the rights group said.

An appeals court ruled in September 2006 that Falih could not be sentenced to death for witchcraft because she had retracted her confession. But a lower court subsequently reissued the death sentence for the benefit of "public interest" and to "protect the creed, souls and property of this country," the group's statement said.

I see, since it's of great public interest, the Saudi's will throw aside their own laws and put this poor woman to death because some guy couldn't get a boner anymore because she "bewitched" him.

I really wish our country would stop doing business with these asshats.

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