7 Yrs in jail for blasphemy, 5 for murder.

kbaisi
By kbaisi

So if a victim family forgives you then your jail sentence is reduced for murder, but if you mutter blasphemous words, your going to jail for longer!

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=357577...

By anonymous• 26 Apr 2010 22:18
anonymous

only in the GCC...*eyeball roll*...

By anonymous• 26 Apr 2010 16:53
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

there is no one penal code in the gulf countries but all laws are based on the sharia....countries exercise their own level of moderation to suit their state policies..

in dubai, its 2 to 3 months for illegal sex while in qatar its one year..

in sharjah 17 get death for one murder...weird !!

By anonymous• 26 Apr 2010 15:03
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Quite unbelievable. There have been other ones in teh past as well. Kill a Pakistani pedistrian through speeding and reckless driving, 150,000 QR blood money and your driving licence suspended for 6 months. Have 'illegal' sex 1 year in jail..... shocking

By DaRuDe• 26 Apr 2010 13:48
DaRuDe

made me laugh when i read it this morniing.

what would have it been if it was in any other GCC country.

By Chairboy• 26 Apr 2010 12:22
Chairboy

Upside down and inside out....the application of whatever passes for law that is!

By anonymous• 26 Apr 2010 11:52
anonymous

What does this tell us, Humans forgive but God doesn't???

By Olive• 26 Apr 2010 11:49
Olive

Blasphemy. Seriously? WTF?

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