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India-Pakistan

Execution by Taliban under Sharia

2006-03-28

Local Taliban executed a 25-year-old man for killing a taxi driver in South Waziristan under Islamic law (Sharia), said residents on Monday. The execution is the first case tried under Sharia in the tribal areas.

Hayat Gul was executed on Sunday at an undisclosed location in Ladah sub-division of South Waziristan after a Taliban shura (council) found him guilty. "The accused was buried on Monday," Inayatullah Mehsud, a shopkeeper in Ladah bazaar told Daily Times. "He was a professional car-snatcher - a bad guy."

Gul was accused of killing Bilal, a taxi driver, in Wana a month ago. Bilal's family had appealed to the shura for justice. "Gul pleaded guilty and was allowed to ask for forgiveness from the deceased's family, which rejected his plea," said the shura.

Clerics announced Sharia in South Waziristan on March 10. A NWFP Governor's FATA Secretariat spokesman denied on March 17 that the area had been taken over by the Taliban but added that a peace committee was formed to maintain peace in Waziristan. The execution comes two days after Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao denied the Taliban presence in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Posted by:Fred

#4 sometimes i wish our justice system worked as fast

I don't. I want every trial to be fair and just, not speedy. At the same time, I think any lawyer that stretched a trial out longer than necessary should get the same sentence as his client. The same goes for those sponsoring constant appeals when there's little or no doubt of the defendant's guilt.

On the other hand, Sharia works too speedily, and there's too much religious bigotry and passioned involvement in what should be a thoughtful, well-reasoned activity.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-03-28 15:44

#3 Yep. That Tallyban sure is good for getting the trains to run on time.

At least until the Talib Scholars' Association determines that trains are unIslamic and that railway engineers and passengers have humiliated the Profit.

I am not impressed with the Taliban justice system, in any form.

Posted by: Seafarious 2006-03-28 14:09

#2 sometimes i wish our justice system worked as fast

Posted by: banned from rantburg 2006-03-28 12:58

#1 Sharia - even a stopped clock is right twice a day (or once, depending on format).

Posted by: Glenmore 2006-03-28 07:11

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