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Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings
AP via ABC News ^ | 04 27 2020 | AYA BATRAWY

Posted on 04/27/2020 8:18:46 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statement Sunday by a top official.

The decision comes on the heels of another ordering judges to end the practice of flogging, replacing it with jail time, fines or community service and bringing one of the kingdom’s most controversial forms of public punishment to a close.

King Salman's son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is seen as the force behind the kingdom’s loosening of restrictions and its pivot away from ultraconservative interpretations of Islamic law known as Wahhabism, which many in the country still closely adhere to.

The crown prince has sought to modernize the country, attract foreign investment and revamp Saudi Arabia’s reputation globally. He's also overseen a parallel crackdown on liberals, women's rights activists, writers, moderate clerics and reformers. The 2018 killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey by agents who worked for the crown prince drew sharp criticism internationally.

The latest royal decree by King Salman could spare the death penalty for at least six men from the country’s minority Shiite community who allegedly committed crimes while under the age of 18, including Ali al-Nimr, who had participated in anti-government protests. Such activity carries terrorism-related charges in the kingdom for disturbing order and disobeying the ruler.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; jamalkhashoggi; mohammedbinsalman; muslimbrotherhood; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; saudiarabia
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1 posted on 04/27/2020 8:18:46 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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But I think women still get stoned.


2 posted on 04/27/2020 8:20:07 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: yesthatjallen

GIVE THEM THE NOBEL PRIZE RIGHT NOW!

(sarc)


3 posted on 04/27/2020 8:20:16 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963 (carpe diem)
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To: Sacajaweau

Time for Congress woman Omar to make a visit to The Kingdom.


4 posted on 04/27/2020 8:21:33 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963 (carpe diem)
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5 posted on 04/27/2020 8:25:05 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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So, they are moving into the 16th century. That’s a start. Hopefully, some of the Royals have visions of Messiah, like so many muhamedans have had, and believes. Eventually, hopefully even the king accepts the King!


6 posted on 04/27/2020 8:25:38 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: Sacajaweau
But I think women still get stoned.

But they would not feel so all alone.

7 posted on 04/27/2020 8:25:40 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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But I think women still get stoned.

Everybody must get stoned--Bob Dylan

Actually I shouldn't kid about the vicious savagery of the Muslims who keep women as underlings who need permission from a brother,father or husband for such things as travel in a car, let alone trying to register for college. Killing people by stoning should have gone out with huddling together in cave dwellings after dark.

8 posted on 04/27/2020 8:30:21 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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Shouldn't the headline read "Saudi Arabia ends death penalty and floggings for minors"?

Does anyone proofread any more?

9 posted on 04/27/2020 8:31:13 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: yesthatjallen

In a bold new step, the Saudis drag themselves across the 16th century Finish Line!

*Rolleyes*


10 posted on 04/27/2020 8:32:27 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Personally, I think floggers should still be sentenced to death.

I have an opinion about FR Bloggers, too.


11 posted on 04/27/2020 8:32:29 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: thefactor

All Big Media’s “best” are busy on the Destroy Donald Trump job.


12 posted on 04/27/2020 8:35:44 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: yesthatjallen

At the rate they’re going, they’ll catch up to 2020 around the year 4040.


13 posted on 04/27/2020 8:35:58 AM PDT by I want the USA back (I fear my government more than the bug. I hate that which makes me afraid.)
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To: dfwgator
"But they would not feel so all alone."

That has a Hook to it.

14 posted on 04/27/2020 8:36:26 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: dfwgator

Maybe that was Dylan. I could swear I have a Dr. Hook album with that on it.


15 posted on 04/27/2020 8:38:46 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: thefactor

“Shouldn’t the headline read “Saudi Arabia ends death penalty and floggings for minors”?”

No, They have ended the death penalty for minors, and ended flogging for everyone.


16 posted on 04/27/2020 8:39:11 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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ended flogging for everyone.

Don't know how you're gonna keep the morale up with some periodic floggings
17 posted on 04/27/2020 8:42:10 AM PDT by Karma_Sherab
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To: yesthatjallen

That’s INCONCEIVABLE!


18 posted on 04/27/2020 8:43:37 AM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: frank ballenger

****should have gone out with huddling together in cave dwellings after dark****

Ya but I miss those days.


19 posted on 04/27/2020 8:48:40 AM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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****should have gone out with huddling together in cave dwellings after dark**** Ya but I miss those days.

They're coming back when Bernie and AOC style Dems run the House,Senate and Presidency if Dems win in Nov., 2020. God forbid.

They'll say just a few thousands more dollars per person each week from the rich taxpayer bracket. Out of money? Uh, oh. Blame the Trump economic downturn of 2020.

20 posted on 04/27/2020 8:56:57 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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