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Jordan charges five men in honor killing case
2007-08-25
Jordan has charged five men with killing a female relative who allegedly had an affair, according to a court document obtained Friday.
The 22-year-old woman's father, three uncles and a fifth relative were charged with premeditated murder Thursday by Jordan's criminal court.
The 22-year-old woman's father, three uncles and a fifth relative were charged with premeditated murder Thursday by Jordan's criminal court, according to the indictment sheet made available to The Associated Press.

The charge sheet said one of the uncles confessed to shooting his niece in the head six times for allegedly having an affair with a man she eventually married. The others were reportedly involved in planning the "honor crime," and all were also charged with illegal possession of weapons. The court did not release the names of the individuals involved in the case, and a trial date has not been set.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Now that the girl is dead, do they get preferential treatment or something?

Yes, they are recipients of elevated communal esteem for being such "pious" Muslims. [spit]
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-25 11:34  

#2  You know, the term "honor killing" suggests to me that someone was killed to reclaim a family's honor. Given that it was probably a secret affair (if there was any affair at all), I doubt that anyone knew about it. So why would someone kill in this case? Just shut your trap and all will be well. Now the whole place knows what happened. Oh the shame. Or maybe not, I don't know.

Now suppose the whole place knew what happened before this girl was murdered. Do they really look down on the family in a way that makes their life hard? Are their children unmarriageable or something? Do the vendors at the markets refuse to sell them food? Is someone going to kill the father and the uncles unless they kill the girl? Now that the girl is dead, do they get preferential treatment or something?

I notice there was no mention about the guy. I suppose that it was OK for him because there was uncovered meat laying around or something.
Posted by: gorb   2007-08-25 04:28  

#1  Jordan charges five men in honor killing case

It took five of them?!? No wonder they're being charged!
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-25 03:46  

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