Pakistani Judge Orders Man to be blinded by Acid

Guardian ^ | 12/12/03 | KHALID TANVEER

[Pikamax]

Pakistani Judge Orders Blinding by Acid

Friday December 12, 2003 3:16 PM

By KHALID TANVEER

Associated Press Writer

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A judge has ruled that a Pakistani man convicted of attacking his 17-year-old fiancee with acid be blinded with acid himself, police said Friday.

Mohammed Sajid, 19, poured acid on the face of his fiancee Rabia Bibi on June 24 in Bahawalpur, a city in the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab. His two brothers were also convicted of taking part.

The woman lost both eyes and her face was burned in the attack, which police said followed a minor dispute between the couple.

Judge Afzal Sharif ruled Thursday at a court in Bahawalpur that Sajid and his brothers were guilty of the attack and be jailed for seven years, and that Sajid be blinded by acid, said Rana Riaz, a local police official.

The judge ordered that a doctor perform the punishment publicly at a sports stadium.

``This is an Islamic way of doing justice,'' the judge wrote in his verdict.

Police said the defendant was likely to appeal his conviction and the sentence.

Violence against women, including acid attacks, are common in Pakistan, particularly in rural and deeply conservative tribal regions

[mykdsmom]

Just DAMN!!!

[leadpencil1]

Sounds fair to me.

[AppyPappy]

Means "peace", ya know

[metalboy]

The judge ordered that a doctor perform the punishment publicly at a sports stadium

Who, Dr. Mengele?

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

What's the line that they made Disney cut from Alladin? "It may be barbaric, but hey! It's home!"

[Tax-chick]

The sentence is just a further illustration of how twisted their whole society is. A civilized response would be a quick firing squad for all three.

[FreePaul]

Anyone who thinks the punishment doesn't fit the crime? Sounds fair to me.

[Notforprophet]

Violence against women, including acid attacks, are common in Pakistan, particularly in rural and deeply conservative tribal regions.

These people are so transparent some times, lol.

NFP

[boris]

Mohammed ("Magoo") Sajid

[angkor]

Violence against women, including acid attacks, are common in Pakistan

I saw a guy in Asia who'd been attacked with acid by his cuckholded wife.

She went to jail, but he looks like Night Of The Living Dead.

Oh yeah, violence against men, including acid attacks, is common in Asia.

Insecticide, knives, hand grenades, acid, you name it. Not an uncommon occurance in some countries.

[metalboy]

"I vill perform der operation. Der rules of Islam is so very appealing to me!"

[Stewart_B]

Now that's what you call an "eye for an eye" justice.

[wireman]

I don't think this is what "blind justice" really means.

[metalboy]

Where do these people get this acid anyway? Is this like a common everyday item in the stores around there? "Hey Jack, how ya doing? Yeah, I`ll take a pack a gum, a loaf of bread, and hey, while your at it, throw me a quart of that molecular acid."

[The_Reader_David]

Car batteries. Next question.

[FreePaul]

Used to be able to by many chemicals, including several acids, from drugstores in this country. As teenagers we wouldn't have been able to make a lot of things if this weren't possible. Explosives, glass etching, hydrogen gas and a lot of other interesting projects required various acids.

[cmak9]

Ahh, young Islamics in love. You gotta love those crazy kids!/sarcasm

[Constitutional Patriot]

What is it with these people and acid attacks?!!?!