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Rights group condemns âacidâ sentence
Pakistanâs Human Rights Commission on Monday called a sentence imposed on a 19-year-old man "horrifying." The teen was found guilty of throwing acid into the face of his 17-year-old fiancée and blinding her. A judge sentenced the man to seven years in jail but also ordered that he have acid thrown in his face and that the sentence be carried out in public. The commission said that the punishment would not deter crime. Instead, it said banning the sale of corrosive substances would help stop acid attacks.Yeah thatâll do it. "Justice based on an âeye for an eyeâ can never lead to the creation of a less crime-ridden and less violent society," it said. The commission also condemned the judgeâs ruling that the sentence be carried out in public, calling it an "obscene spectacle." Mohammed Sajid was found guilty in June of attacking his fiancée in Bahawalpur, about 500 kilometres southwest of Islamabad, after a minor argument. In his verdict, Judge Afzal Sharif said the sentence was "an Islamic way of doing justice." So let me get this straight... Pakistan has a human rights commission???
Posted by: Rafael 2003-12-16 |
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