January 2 in Saudi Arabia 47 people were executed at one time on charges of promoting extremist ideology, terrorist activities and participation in conspiracies, including the Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr.
This caused a wave of indignation around the world and, above all in Shiite Iran, where protesters broke into the building of the Saudi embassy and tried to start a fire there. As a result, this led to the rupture of diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tehran.
Almost simultaneously, the blood of those executed was spilled on the territory controlled by the "Islamic State" banned in Russia (IS, ISIS, the Arabic version of the name - Daesh). His fighters published a video in which they killed five British nationals accused of espionage.
These two incidents are a reason to once again think about the fundamental kinship of the two Sharia entities, Saudi Arabia and the Islamic State, one of which enjoys public patronage from the collective West.
Scenes from the Middle Ages A typical execution scene in Saudi Arabia looks like this. Before us are many people in white robes and red turbans-gutras. The executioner brings a sharpened saber and with a light movement chops off the condemned head. The head falls on the asphalt, the executioner steps back a few steps so that he is not splashed with gushing blood.
After that we see cars passing by. According to Sharia law, the execution must be public, and devout Muslims must watch it so that crimes are not repeated in the future. But in our time, there are few people who want to watch the execution, so the executioners simply block the busy intersection. The drivers of the stopped cars are forced to watch the execution. At the end of the execution, the fire engine quickly washes the intersection and traffic is reopened. This is Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Sharia law has been in effect on this land for hundreds of years.
Here are the impressions of such a spectacle of the photographer of the Time newspaper: “When the execution began, the rebels grabbed him by the throat. He began to resist. Three or four rebels pinned him to the ground. The man tried to protect his throat with his hands that were still tied. He fought, but the rebels were stronger and they cut his throat. They lifted his severed head into the air. The people around began brandishing their weapons and cheering. Everyone was happy that the execution took place. This scene was like from the Middle Ages, which you usually read about in history books. The war in Syria has reached the point where a person can be ruthlessly killed in front of hundreds of people who enjoy the spectacle. " This is already the city of Kefergan, a territory controlled byDaesh "Islamic State"
And here is another execution. Here, apparently, chopping off the head is not enough. Sri Lankans convicted of murder were first beheaded and then crucified on crosses. Their corpses will be exposed for public desecration - so that others will not disdain. Is it radicals from IS again? No, this is the city Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
How To Eat A Woman In The Kingdom Of Saudi school textbooks were even printed to educate adolescents about Sharia law. For example, they say that Jews and homosexuals should be put to death. An old idea, in general. The textbook also details how to cut off the legs and arms of criminals in case it is urgently needed.
And it did take! A 50-year-old Indian woman who worked in Saudi Arabia as a servant complained of abuse and delayed wages. After the maid tried to escape, the employer tied her to the balcony of her own sari and cut off her right arm. The woman was taken to a hospital in Riyadh by neighbors. Indian Foreign Ministry officials called the incident a "terrible and reprehensible incident." Despite this, the Saudi has not yet been punished.
A woman in Saudi Arabia is generally a being without rights. For example, in 2014, the country's Supreme Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ali allowed cannibalism... Aziz Ali literally stated the following: “If a man is mortally hungry and does not find food at home, he can cut off a fragment of his wife's body and eat it. A woman should treat this decision with devotion and humility, since she is one with her husband. "
Militants Daesh The Islamic State also decided to implement the advice of the Saudi textbooks. In the captured Iraqi city of Mosul, a man accused of homosexuality was thrown from the roof of a house. Dozens of people came to see the execution, including children. One of the terrorists announced into the microphone that the man had been sentenced to death. People crowded around his smashed body, although the sight was not for the faint of heart. Tooth for tooth, eye for eye
However, in Daesh even more brutal methods of killing are practiced. Recently, a video of the execution of a 19-year-old Syrian army soldier appeared on the Web. The soldier was a tanker. In the video, he goes towards a terrorist tank, falls under its tracks. The car runs over a young fighter, leaving only crushed bones and a flattened brain. And here is another application of the ancient principle of talion (when punishment reproduces the harm done): a captured Jordanian pilot stands in an iron cage. He is wearing bright orange clothes doused with a flammable mixture. A fighter in light camouflage sets fire to a path of gasoline with a torch, the fire engulfs the entire cage and the executed.
But in kingdom of the Saudis there are “milder” punishments. Blogger Raifa Badawi was accused of insulting Islam. Badawi discussed religious issues on his blog and criticized the current government. For this, the Sharia state sentenced him to a thousand lashes, a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals and ten years in custody. Probably out of "philanthropy" the lashes will be delivered gradually: fifty blows every week.
Death penalty in Saudi Arabia also applies to foreigners: on May 6, 2015, five immigrants from East Africa were executed there. They were accused of killing an Indian guard and stealing his money. The Africans were beheaded, after which their corpses were hung from a helicopter. According to the authorities, this should deter others from committing such crimes.
Crushed hopes According to Western human rights activists, since January 1985, over 2.2 thousand people have been executed in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, about half of them are foreigners. Until the 90s of the last century, women in the kingdom were shot. However, then the authorities decided that ... the fairer sex should also be cut off. To determine religious affiliation, a Saudi visa contains a column on the religion of a foreigner. The country has a religious police force (muttava).
Soldiers of the Sharia Guard constantly patrol the streets and public institutions of Saudi cities in order to prevent attempts to violate the canons of Islam. If a violation is revealed, the perpetrator is punished - from a fine to a beheading.
Amnesty International's report on the death penalty noted that "there was some hope for human rights reform when King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud took the throne in early 2014, but they are now completely crushed."
The death penalty is protected at the state level in Saudi Arabia. The President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, Bandar Al-Ayban, said the kingdom cannot neglect the rights of victims of criminals.
Earlier, spokesman for the country's interior ministry, General Mansour At-Turki, explained the difference between the death sentence carried out in the Islamic State and the Saudi practice. “IS has no legal mechanism in deciding whether to execute people,” At-Turki said.
Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Faisal Trat, was recently appointed chairman of an advisory group to the UN Human Rights Council for the existence of a "legal mechanism"?
Who is bad and who is good
Double standards have always been a part of world politics - it is enough to recall examples of different interpretations of the right of peoples to self-determination and the principle of territorial integrity.
Kosovar Albanians are allowed to separate, but Russians in Crimea are not allowed.
The Jews are supposed to have their own nation state, but the Kurds are not.
Slobodan Milosevic is bad, so we are bombing Yugoslavia, and Al Saud is selling oil, we press the handle.
With whom I am friends, I forgive, with whom I am not friends - I bring democracy to that ... It is necessary, however, to know the measure. It's time for our Western partners to understand that there is no principled there is no difference between the Saudi regime and the terrorist IS - and not only in the field of administration of justice.
Without waiting for the cases of beheadings of people by Islamist fanatics to turn into a stable practice not only in the Middle East, but also in the center of Western capitals - with grateful spectators, legal scholars, interpreters and executioners on a salary.
The elderly Briton Karl André has been in Saudi Arabia for over a year and is now facing another 350 lashes for being caught transporting home-made wine in his car. In this country, the production, storage and consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited and severely punished, even the 74-year-old Karl did not commute the sentence. Similar punishments for seemingly harmless things are not uncommon here. Below you can read a few more similar punishments that will show you how strict the laws are in Saudi Arabia.
Talking about sex.
In October 2009, Mazen Adbul-Javad, an employee of Saudi Airlines, appeared on a program of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, discussing his sex life, relationships with girls and recipes for aphrodisiacs.
In ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, it is forbidden to talk about sex in public. Mazen was arrested for public displays of immorality, after which he was sentenced to five years in prison and 1000 lashes. Other participants in the show, including a Lebanese journalist and cameraman, were also arrested.
"Harassment" to girls.
In 2000, Reuters wrote about several young men who were threatened with public flogging and possible prison sentences for hanging around girls' schools and “molesting” girls. Saudi Arabian media claimed that the arrests were carried out following complaints from girls and their parents about “remarks” made by the young men against them. This behavior was called "immoral" and the ruler of Medina set up a commission to investigate the case.
An insult to Islam.
In May 2014, blogger Raif Badawi from Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting the Islamic religion.
One of the most high-profile international cases began when Badawi was arrested for participating in the creation of the Liberal Saudi Network, an online debate platform that discussed political and religious issues.
Driving (if you are a woman).
While Saudi Arabian law does not prohibit women from driving, conservative religious edicts do it instead, and the authorities themselves refuse to grant women rights.
In September 2011, Shaima Gassania was sentenced to 10 lashes on charges of driving without government permission. Later, the punishment was canceled by the then king Abdullah.
Importation of chocolate into the country.
In September 1999, Filipino Faustino Salazar was detained upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh for having two bars of alcohol-filled chocolate with him.
He stated that he had purchased the sweets at duty-free while in transit in Bahrain and that he was not aware of the alcohol content in them. However, he was sentenced to four months in prison and 75 lashes.
Adultery.
A nineteen-year-old "girl from El Katif" was in the car with her friend. At that moment, several men attacked them and raped the girl. She was sentenced to prison and lashes for being alone with a boyfriend who was not related to her family ties - this was perceived as a violation of the country's strict gender segregation principle. The authorities later said that the girl had confessed to adultery.
Homosexuality.
A 24-year-old Saudi Arabian was sentenced to three years in prison and 450 lashes after being caught using Twitter to arrange dates with other men. He was found guilty of "propaganda of vice and homosexuality."
In addition to this incident, there were many reports of arrests and flogging of men who attended “gay weddings”, even though same-sex marriage is not permitted in Saudi Arabia.
Contact with members of the opposite sex.
Communication between members of the opposite sex is prohibited in Saudi Arabia, unless these people are close relatives. In 2009, 75-year-old Khamisa Mohammad Sawadi was sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in prison for having two strangers in her house. These two, Fahad and Khadyan, said that they came to Khamis's home to give her bread. However, all three were found guilty.
Or worse.
While Carl Andree's family calls 350 lashes tantamount to "the death penalty", Saudi Arabia also uses other forms of punishment, the most common of which is decapitation.
International human rights organizations and charities condemn the way in which death sentences are carried out in Saudi Arabia, and they argue that none of this helps to prevent the most serious crimes.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a controversial and mysterious country with sometimes frightening European orders. A Muslim country where only one religion is recognized - Islam with the dominant trend of Wahhabism. Where believers pray five times a day and live according to the religious laws of Sharia. Mecca of Muslim pilgrimage with hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims. The owner of 25% of the world's oil reserves and GDP per capita is not much less than even in the United States. And a country in company with China, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, one of the five leaders in the number of cases of executions. In Saudi Arabia, this institution of punishment still exists today.
Public policy
The country is an absolute theocratic monarchy with a current cabinet of ministers. The set of rules or, in the West, the constitution is the Koran. Justice is based on a religious foundation and is represented by a Sharia court. The word "justice" is applicable very conditionally, since there is no criminal code in the country, and the judge makes decisions on the basis of Sharia law. There are two types of police in the country: ordinary and religious - the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue or Mutawa. It is she who is called to monitor the observance of the ethical standards of the Koran and the fulfillment of all prohibitions.
Features of Saudi justice
According to Sharia law, three types of punishments are applied:
Procedural features
A confession and an oath are enough for a charge in a Sharia court. There are no restrictions for mentally ill people and under the age of majority. There is no difference between citizens of the kingdom and foreigners. A lawyer is an unnecessary and unaffordable luxury, even when it comes to executions in Saudi Arabia. Recently, there is no difference in punishment based on gender.
Saudi Arabia: Scourging
It is this type of punishment that most often gets into the news columns of Western media. This type of execution is not more common in Saudi Arabia than in all Muslim countries. Although we will not dissemble - here they beat much more often and harder. The record number of lashes - four thousand - was ordered in 1990. Egyptian Muhammad Ali al-Sayyid received such a sentence for robbery. The Shariah judge declared such a punishment to be a mercy, because initially they wanted to cut off the hand of the convicted person.
The merciful Sharia themis divides the number of lashes and prolongs the punishment for a long time. Few can withstand a hundred lashes, so the victim is given a rehabilitation period, and then the execution is resumed.
Such executions in Saudi Arabia are public, carried out with a crowd of citizens.
Decapitation and other horrors
A public punishment, terrible for a Western person, is the beheading and subsequent crucifixion for educational purposes. This is almost a ceremonial murder that came from the darkness of the Middle Ages. The executions take place in the main square after lunchtime prayer. The beheading is carried out by the executioner - there is such a position in the kingdom, it is inherited in the family of al-Bysshi. The presence of a doctor is mandatory. Horror!
Prohibition of alcohol - how they are executed in Saudi Arabia
The consumption, manufacture and storage of alcohol is strictly prohibited by Sharia law. The punishment is in the form of lashes. The case with Briton Karl Andy is indicative. A seventy-three-year-old man was found with a bottle of homemade wine. Despite suffering from asthma and cancer, Karl spent nearly a year in prison awaiting 350 strokes. The pinnacle of diplomacy can be called the efforts of the embassy employees, who, under the threat of deteriorating relations, were able to take the sick Briton home.
But what is forgivable to the allies of the Wahhabi state is completely unforgivable to all others and is subject to severe execution in Saudi Arabia. For example, a resident of the Philippines Faustino Salazaro received four months in prison and 75 lashes just for buying a couple of packages of chocolate with liquor inside Duty Free Bahrain.
Debauchery and adultery
Preventing these acts that are contrary to the Qur'an is an important part of Shariah justice. Moreover, the actions are interpreted ambiguously and very broadly. An illustration is the case that occurred in 2006 and was covered by the Western press as "the rape in Katif." Seven men kidnapped the couple in the car and abused both of them. A Shariah judge determined the punishment for the rapists in the form of several hundred lashes and long prison terms. But the victims, who were accused of debauchery, also got it, because these people were not spouses. They were also sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes. The Western world exploded with indignant protests. Under pressure from the world community, King Abdullah canceled the judge's decision regarding the victim, although he called the judge's actions fair for such a Muslim country as Saudi Arabia. Executions of people for such crimes must be harsh, he stressed in an interview with Western journalists.
You can lose your head for same-sex sex
Homosexuality is brutally persecuted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The executions for this crime can be the most brutal. Yet this phenomenon is quite common. The education system is based on gender segregation, minimizing contacts between men and women before marriage leads to the development of homosexual manifestations among young people.
In addition, there is a kind of tacit agreement between LGBT communities and the country's authorities. Homosexuals openly respect the norms of Wahhabism, and the authorities do not notice the personal life of this category of subjects. Excesses often happen, but more often the judges' sentences are rather mild.
The worst executions in Saudi Arabia are for witchcraft
A hotline has been set up for alert neighbors and colleagues in the country to report citizens who practice magic or witchcraft. The verdict of the court is unambiguous - cutting off (decapitation) of the head and crucifying the body as an edification to all living and an example of how apostates are executed in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the presence of the Koran in the toilet may be sufficient for the prosecution, as happened in 2007 with the pharmacist from Egypt Mustafa Ibrahim.
Most often, foreign migrant workers suffer from fighters against magic. Two Asian maids in 2013 "got off easily" with 1000 lashes and ten years behind bars for inflicting magical damage on an employer, the mere statement of which was enough to execute women.
In Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International, 154 people were executed in 2016. This figure is not much less than in 2015 (158). The cruel execution in Saudi Arabia, photo examples of which filled the pages of the media, cannot leave the Western viewer indifferent. Asking the question of how this could be in a prosperous state of the 21st century, the answer is found in the Koran, a book written in 600 AD. According to this ancient source, all sins are criminal offenses and carry just such severe penalties. And that this does not correspond to the norms of international law and modern ideas about humanism - as they say, "don't go, kids, to walk to Africa." Of course, if you are not a Wahhabite Muslim.
One of the key US allies in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, like the Islamic State, lives by Sharia law. Persecutions of infidels and sorcerers, public flogging and chopping off the head for edification are everyday routine in the monarchy. With complete indifference of the West.
One of the main reasons for the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is called his "bloody regime" by the US and the EU. Much outrage was caused, in particular, by the government's crackdown on protesters in 2011, thanks to which the country managed to avoid a coup. The police used weapons to disperse the rioters who had succumbed to the influence of the Arab Spring. Since then, Western politicians have insisted that Assad should be in place at the head of the country.
Iran, where the death penalty is still practiced, is also included in the "axis of evil". But another major player in the Middle East - Saudi Arabia - remains the main ally. Although, in terms of human rights violations, the Saudis could give odds to both Syria and Iran combined. And the recent execution of a Shiite preacher, which has become the reason for the aggravated confrontation between Riyadh and Tehran, are only flowers.
In Saudi Arabia, executions are often carried out in large quantities, writes Lenta.ru. There are plenty of reasons for this: sexual contact outside of marriage, atheism, conversion from Islam to another religion, homosexuality, gambling, alcohol and even witchcraft. And if at the same time you ended up in prison, you are very lucky. Most often, punishment involves beating with a whip, chopping off hands or head.
The entire justice system is built on a religious foundation. The dominant religion is Islam, the dominant confession is Sunnism, the dominant religious trend is Wahhabism. In Saudi Arabia, as in the "Islamic State" *, with which the kingdom is officially at war, Sharia law is in force.
For accusation or acquittal, a simple oath is often enough. A lawyer is considered an unnecessary luxury. Executions of minors and the mentally ill are allowed. According to Sharia, a judge can impose three types of punishments: qisas (allows you to pay for the damage done with money), hadd (usually involves public lashing) and ta'zir (from an edifying conversation to chopping off the head followed by crucifixion).
Perhaps the most effective method is the head clipping. Held publicly, with a large crowd of people. After the execution, the body of the offender, as a rule, is put on public display, most often crucified - for the edification of others.
For those who like to drink, play in the casino, walk in a short topic, and even publicly express their feelings - it's better not to go here. For all this, you can lose your head.
At the same time, oddly enough, homosexuality in Saudi Arabia is widespread. Many homosexuals even call Riyadh a “gay paradise”. The fact is that strict Sharia laws prohibiting sexual contact between a man and a woman outside of marriage push young men to look for a partner among their own kind. Therefore, homosexuality by mutual consent or in the form of rape has become a long-standing problem in Saudi educational institutions, where students are divided by gender. Moreover, as a rule, those against whom violence is committed - "liabilities" are subject to public censure. "Activity" in this sense is perceived as a manifestation of masculinity, and therefore the law often turns a blind eye to such crimes.
But witchcraft here, as in the Middle Ages, is fought decisively and uncompromisingly. The accusation, as a rule, is based on reports from vigilant neighbors or subordinates. For these purposes, a special hotline has been organized. The verdict is the most severe: beheading and subsequent crucifixion. At the same time, ordinary guest workers often become victims of fighters against magic, conspiracies and genies - their status is considered below that of the indigenous Saudis, and this makes them almost defenseless.
All these are well-known facts that the Saudi authorities do not hide and are not going to soften their legal system. Many Western human rights activists are outraged, but not politicians. Against the backdrop of Riyadh's help in dumping oil prices or sponsoring "moderate" rebels in Syria, in the eyes of the West, the Saudi regime seems not bloody enough to impose vaunted American "democracy" here.
* "Islamic State" (IG) - an organization banned in the Russian Federation
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Anatoly Glazunov (Blockade) from the book "Sexual Freaks in Russia".
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In Saudi Arabia, pedophiles get their heads cut off
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The Constitution of the country and the Criminal Code are based on the norms of Sharia and the dogmas of Wahhabism. Crimes that provide for the death penalty in Saudi Arabia include: willful murder,homosexuality, armed robbery,adultery,rape, religious apostasy, smuggling, trade, possession and use of drugs; and the organization of opposition groups. There are no political parties in Saudi Arabia. Thus, sex crimes are classified as very serious crimes. Previously, criminals were stoned, now more often their heads are cut off with a sword. In a mild case, pederasts are sentenced to severe flogging (up to 7 thousand lashes).
In Saudi Arabia, there is the position of the state executioner. The position of the chief executioner of Mecca is inherited in the family of al-Bishi, and each heir is approved by the king himself. Currently, the chief executioner is Abdullah ibn Said al-Bishi. The executions in Mecca are carried out in the square in front of the gates of Abdel Aziz, before that they were carried out in front of the Al-Haram mosque.
In 2002, 47 people were executed (45 men, 2 women), in 2003 - 53 (52 men, 1 woman), in 2004 - 36 (35 men, 1 woman), in 2005 - 90 (88 men, 2 women), in 2006 - 39 people (35 men, 4 women). ...
EXECUTION PROCESS
“The very process of execution in Saudi Arabia is a whole ceremony, the traditions of which have been preserved and replenished for hundreds of years.
All executions take place after midday prayer in the central square. The condemned to death is brought to the place blindfolded. Law enforcement forces clear the area of \u200b\u200bcars and passers-by, after which a piece of blue cloth or plastic is spread on the ground.
The Muttava officer (Muttava is the morality police) leads the condemned to the center of this matter, the condemned kneels down facing Mecca. If the execution takes place in Mecca, face the Kaaba. The police read out the sentence and give the order to carry it out.
The executioner receives a sword from the hands of a police officer, approaches the convict from behind, and, before cutting off the head, makes several waves of the sword in the air. To stop the gushing bleeding as soon as possible, a medic is always present at the execution. The body of the beheaded is buried without a coffin and headstone on the same day.
Until the early 90s, only men were executed in Saudi Arabia, but by early 2007, 40 women had been executed.
There are entire dynasties of executioners in the country who, like al-Bishi's family, pass on their work from generation to generation. The death penalty also affected the culture of the Arabs. So, for example, the popular folk "Dance of War" al-Arda is largely derived from the movements of the executioner. "Funeral portal. Middle East and Asia. http://www.funeralportal.ru/article.php?ObjectId\u003d915 ...
Of course, there is still a pernicious influence from the USA and Western Europe. The Saudi Arabian Minister of Health announced on November 12, 2003 that there are over 6,700 registered HIV-positive residents in the Kingdom. Among them, only 1509 are citizens of the country. That is, the carriers of the virus are mainly foreigners leading a sadomite lifestyle. The first case of HIV was reported in Saudi Arabia in 1984. Today, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has 6,787 HIV-positive people.
In his statement, the head of the country's Epidemiological Control noted that in 95% of cases, HIV infection "becomes the result of prohibited sexual relations." By "prohibited relationships" the representative of the organization means "sexual contacts outside of marriage, homosexuality and pedophilia."
http://www.aids.ru/news/2003/11/12-2202.htm
Photo: Reuters Jamaica lifted moratorium on executions
Opponents of the resumption of the death penalty point to failure According to opinion polls, the majority of Jamaica's 2.7 million residents support the return of the death penalty.
35 deputies spoke in support of the death penalty. 15 voted against, 10 abstained. Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding, under pressure from the public over the rise in crime, also supported the introduction of the death penalty.
Since 1988, a moratorium on the death penalty has been in effect in Jamaica, but the Labor Party, which came to power a year ago, insisted on the resumption of capital punishment.
According to the results of opinion polls, the majority of the 2.7 million inhabitants
Jamaicans support the return of the death penalty.