Pakistan court orders men's ears, noses hacked off

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: CNN

A court in Lahore, Pakistan, has ordered that two men have their noses and ears chopped off, after the two were convicted of doing the same to a young woman.

The anti-terrorism court also ordered that brothers Ammanat Ali, 29, and Sher Mohammed, 27, spend life in prison and pay 700,000 rupees ($8,300) in compensation to the victim, Punjab province chief prosecutor Chaudary Mohammed Jahangir said Tuesday.

The sentence was handed down Monday in accordance with Islamic law and the country's anti-terror laws, the prosecutor said.

The woman and her family had rejected an offer of marriage from Sher Mohammed, the officer who investigated the case said.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/pakistan.harsh.justice/

[TwilightGardener]

1. So..she was actually murdered first, and then mutilated. Geez Louise.

[Prometheus Bound]

10. No, she survived the attack. They tried, but failed, to strangle her.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Eye for eye.

Exact retribution.

[AlbertCat]

4. Eye for eye.

And isn't it just!



:sarcasm:

[Chulanowa]

9. Also known as "revenge," as distinct from "justice"

Maybe it's just an American conceit, but I'm happy we have the Eighth Amendment

[BlooInBloo]

3. Once you get past the barbarism of it all, it's nice that at least some guys...

face serious consequences for abusing women.

Hard to get past the barbarity of the crime, and the barbarity of the sentence though, of course. Much better is needed badly all-around.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Well, yeah, maybe, but the "barbarism of it all" is something I find exceedingly hard to get past.

It's like the "Saw" movies, but in real life. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

[RedCloud]

5. Too bad our Mohammad Ali can no longer whoop ass on their Mohammed Ali.

But they might get off the hook if it is determined they will not survive the punishment.

"Mohammed Ali, the cousin, was also arrested, while the two other men allegedly involved in the attack have not been, the inspector said.

The brothers were tried under anti-terror laws because the incident "created tyranny" in the district, Inspector Ali said.

The high court must confirm the sentence before it is carried out, and a doctor must determine that they can survive the punishment.

The high court has suspended similar sentences in the past."

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. They mutilated her "to set an example"...

So as to warn the NEXT woman he proposes to, to accept.

A REAL convincing proposal.

[earcandle]

8. I doubt he will be able to marry with no nose and ears. who will look at him?

But why isn't he fully prosecuted for murder?  Death for a
death?  Just curious. 

[pitohui]

11. they didn't kill the woman, they mutilated her, who will ever look at her either?

it would prob. better if they had actually killed her but that isn't what happened


nor do i see how $8000 or so is going to keep a mutilated woman who can't marry or be hired in a job for the rest of her life either but i don't suppose these guys actually have any real money so it would be a moot point

[leftynyc]

13. If I was a women

who this vermin even thought of proposing to, I'd run until my legs fell off.

[Princess Turandot]

12. "The high court has suspended similar sentences in the past."..

That's noted at the end of the article. This may just be toothless grandstanding to show how much they 'care' about women being abused.