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Saudi Arabia: Executioners wanted
La Stampa ^ | 6/7/2013 | Mauro Pianta

Posted on 06/07/2013 12:06:19 PM PDT by markomalley

Executioners wanted urgently! Saudi Arabia is desperately looking for ways to make up for the lack of trained executioners who are skilled at beheading people sentenced to death under Sharia law. According to AsiaNews they seem to be a dying breed as “fewer people are interested in a "career" in executing others, a task that requires a lot of cold blood and a lot of training to be able to swing a sword properly.”

But “in reality,” AsiaNews reports, “the lack of trained executioners has not slowed down executions in Saudi Arabia. Since the beginning 2013, at least 40 people have been put to death. The last case occurred on 14 May in Najran, in the country's south-west. The executed felon, Maneh al-Daen, had been convicted of stabbing to death a fellow tribesman. Last year, the kingdom executed 76 people.”

A conviction does not automatically mean execution. Recently, a case involving two men, a Lebanese and a Saudi, sentenced to six years in prison and 300 lashes for pushing a young woman to convert to Christianity sparked a big debate.

“For years, the main human rights groups and many Western governments have tried to get the Saudi kingdom to implement fairer trials and less cruel executions. However, Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where the death sentence by beheading can be carried out in a public place. The death penalty is applied in cases of murder, armed robbery, rape and drug trafficking, as well as witchcraft and sodomy,” AsiaNews reported.

The Kingdom’s courts “are forced to compete for executioners, who must travel around the country to carry out sentences. This is slowing down the justice system. To speed matters up, the Justice Ministry has issued an order allowing courts to shoot prisoners” on the grounds that this method does not go against Islamic law.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: islam; islamiccode; islamiclaw; riyadh; saudiarabia; sharia
The Asia News article in question: Not enough executioners for Saudi Arabia's death row inmates
1 posted on 06/07/2013 12:06:19 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Maybe they could get that moozlum guy who chopped the head off an English soldier to apply for a job.


2 posted on 06/07/2013 12:07:39 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: markomalley

Where is the queer lobby protesting death for sodomy?


3 posted on 06/07/2013 12:09:04 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: markomalley

So if you’ve got your degree in Barbarity with a Savagery/Torture minor, this could be a career path for you!


4 posted on 06/07/2013 12:10:04 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: Resolute Conservative

Well, his head is on the right and his torso is on the left . . .


5 posted on 06/07/2013 12:11:43 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Resolute Conservative

Perhaps beheadings are a form of foreplay for sodomites.


6 posted on 06/07/2013 12:12:10 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: markomalley

7 posted on 06/07/2013 12:14:55 PM PDT by vietvet67
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To: markomalley
Are they paying travel and per diem?

/johnny

8 posted on 06/07/2013 12:20:51 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: IronJack

Sure, if you got the chops for it. But you gotta stick your neck out if you want to get ahead.


9 posted on 06/07/2013 12:21:37 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: markomalley

Finally! Some jobs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ObamaRecovery is starting!


10 posted on 06/07/2013 12:21:40 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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To: vietvet67

Friend: “They said you was hung!”

Sheriff: “And they was right!”


11 posted on 06/07/2013 12:21:59 PM PDT by stormhill (Guns Save Lives!)
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To: markomalley

What’s the pay?


12 posted on 06/07/2013 12:26:59 PM PDT by absolootezer0 (2x divorced tattooed pierced harley hatin meghan mccain luvin' REAL beer drinkin' smoker ..what?)
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To: markomalley

If they can spring Gosnell (Butcher of Philadelpia) from prison, I’m sure he would take the job. He not only has a medical degree, he has OJT on snuffing out life without even a twinge of remorse. They might have to give him a few Jews or Christians to practice on as his normal mode of killing is by using scissors or little knives, but I’m sure he would be up and running very quickly. He might have a little more incentive to perform if the Saudis claim the victims are referrals from Planned Parenthood.


13 posted on 06/07/2013 12:29:18 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Truth - the new hate speech!)
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To: markomalley

The solution for the Saudis is to go “high tech”, that is, start using the guillotine. A modern version could be quick, efficient, and a lot cleaner than one assembled from wood. They could execute hundreds of Iranians every day, no problem.


14 posted on 06/07/2013 1:55:40 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: markomalley

CraigsList is the answer.


15 posted on 06/07/2013 1:59:11 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: markomalley

Can non-muslims apply?


16 posted on 06/07/2013 3:01:43 PM PDT by Lady Heron
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To: tumblindice

Hey, success is always risky. You gotta be head and shoulders — or at least head — above the pack.


17 posted on 06/07/2013 7:26:19 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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