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| Rape victim won't face punishment, rules Shariat Court |
| 2002-08-20 |
| The Pakistani Federal Shariat Court has ruled that if a woman is coerced into committing Zina [doinking out of wedlock], she shall not be liable to any punishment under Hadd or Tazir. Sounds like a civilized approach. Sure we're talking about Pakland? The court, however, said the other party who causes coercion shall be liable to punishment either of Hadd or of Tazir on the basis of evidence as the case might be. Yes. Entirely too civilized... A three-judge bench in its landmark judgment on the appeal of Zafran Bibi, a woman from Kohat who had been awarded punishment of stoning to death by a Sessions Court of Kohat, has laid down the rule that no woman could be punished mere for the fact that she was part of the act, though forcibly. "The sentence of Hadd is highly severe and deterrent. Therefore, every pre-caution is ordained to be adopted so that no innocent person gets punished," the FSC ruled. But the boys are all gathered down at the mosque, each with a box of rocks! They're gonna be so disappointed...! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |