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Brunei announces tough new code of Islamic law
The sultanate of Brunei has announced it will enforce a tough new Sharia law penal code.
The code - to apply only to Muslims - is expected to introduce death by stoning for adulterers and the severing of limbs for theft.
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Punishments could also include flogging for such crimes as consumption of alcohol or abortion, according to a copy of the code seen by news agency AFP.
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Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, told AFP the situation shows "respect for basic civil and political rights is near zero in Brunei".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24624166
The code - to apply only to Muslims - is expected to introduce death by stoning for adulterers and the severing of limbs for theft.
...
Punishments could also include flogging for such crimes as consumption of alcohol or abortion, according to a copy of the code seen by news agency AFP.
...
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, told AFP the situation shows "respect for basic civil and political rights is near zero in Brunei".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24624166
Sounds like it's turning into the Saudi Arabia of the east - rich, and run by an authoritarian religious nutjob.