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| Official Blood money payment rates in Saudi Arabia |
| 2006-03-16 |
| All Death Compensation cases (except industrial accidents) in Saudi Arabia are settled through concerned Shariat Courts in accordance with the Shariat Law. The maximum amount of Death Compensation (Diyya) generally admissible in Saudi Arabia, in respect of road/traffic/fire accident, murder, etc. is as under: Death Compensation in respect of a male person: i. Muslim - SR. 100,000/- ii. Christian/Jew - SR.50,000/- iii. Other religions : such as Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, etc. - SR 6666.66 In the case of death of a female, death compensation allowed is equal to half the amount as admissible to males professing the same religion. Further the amount of compensation admissible, is based on the percentage of responsibility fixed on the causer e.g. if the causer is held 50% responsible for the accident resulting in the death of a Muslim, the amount of Death Compensation admissible will be SR 50,000 only. |
| Posted by:Crereth Ominert9452 |
| #6 I know, john, but to the best of my knowledge it's illegal for Jews to enter the Magic Kingdom, which is how Mr. Wife explained turning down the opportunity to transfer there (instead of just flying in for long business trips) three times. I would not have handled the life there very well -- I'm not good at keeping my mouth shut, I'm afraid. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-16 22:21 |
| #5 I had a good friend of mine working in Saudi who had a local guy step in front of his pickup truck. My friend hit the guy, who was hoping to be injured and collect a bit of money. Instead, he got killed. They threw my friend in jail. He was in there a week. The folks from the office brought food, bedding, etc. and my friend was comfy for about a week while negotiations continued until my friend's company settled on a $10,000 figure. The guy that died had collected money before on injuries, but this time, he went too far. My friend said that if his office did not support him in the jail, he would be a hurting unit waiting to get out. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-03-16 22:17 |
| #4 Christian/Jew - "People of the book" |
| Posted by: john 2006-03-16 19:52 |
| #3 Doesn't matter. If there was a foreigner involved, it's his fault. Because after all, were he not in the country, the accident would not have happened. And what's this about Jews on the list? How can that be, when it is illegal for a Jew even to enter Saudi Arabia? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-16 19:40 |
| #2 From Wikipedia Legally prescribed rates The Blood-Money tradition has found its way into legislation in several Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan. Some of these countries also define, by lawful legislation, a hierarchy of rates for the lives of people; religious affiliation and gender are usually the main modulating factors for these Blood Money rates. Two examples are presented below. [edit] Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, when a person has been killed or caused to die by another, the prescribed blood money rates are as follows: * 100,000 riyals if the victim is a Muslim man * 50,000 riyals if a Muslim woman * 50,000 riyals if a Christian man * 25,000 riyals if a Christian woman * 6,666 riyals if a Hindu man * 3,333 riyals if a Hindu woman. Blood money is to be paid not only for murder, but also in case of unnatural death, interpreted to mean death in a fire, industrial or road accident, for instance. [edit] Iran In Iran, a further refinement on the hierarchy of rates has been devised: variations are also based on the month of the Islamic calendar that the crime is committed in. The Iraninan Judiciary system announces a table of the prescribed amounts each year. During the four haraam months, when wars and killings were traditionally discouraged in the Arabian peninsula and later in the larger Islamic world, the blood money rates stand doubled. The rates for female victims is half that for male victims. As in Saudi Arabia, the rates for bloody crimes committed against Iranian non-muslims used to be half the rate prescribed for muslim victims, but this was changed by "equitable", progressive-minded legislation in early 2004. This legislation was initially rejected by the Guardian Council but was later approved by the Expediency Discernment Council. |
| Posted by: Crereth Ominert9452 2006-03-16 19:37 |
| #1 Are those inflation adjusted? Is there a discount if hands are missing? Do they have a rate sheet for women and children? How about the elderly? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-16 19:11 |