Posted on 09/27/2006 2:39:46 PM PDT by John Semmens
On Aug. 31, a Colorado court sentenced Al-Turki, a Saudi national, to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting his maid, forcibly imprisoning her and not paying her wages. Muhammad Al-Enezi, a teacher at one of the largest high schools in Jeddah, asserts that this “intimidation and harassment” will deter other Saudis from going to the United States.
Al-Turki, 37, said that US authorities were persecuting him for “traditional Muslim behaviors”. He blamed anti-Muslim prejudice for his conviction and the severity of the sentence. “As a Muslim man, it is my God-given right to abuse women,” said Al-Turki. “It is written in the Quran. There is no higher law. This prosecution is bogus.”
“Women are Allah’s gift to Muslim men,” said Jamar Assen, a government employee and father of two. “There is no rape. The woman is an adulterer. It is she who should be punished. I am not going to sacrifice my sons by sending them to the US as long as the Americans continue their persecution of Muslims.”
Al_turki has been unsuccessful in his efforts to enlist the American Civil Liberties Union to his cause. “We are conflicted,” admitted ACLU spokesman Bertram Petty. “We would normally consider a woman’s accusation of rape to be dispositive in such cases. However, we also believe that members of a persecuted minority can never be guilty. We are morally and ideologically paralyzed in this case.”
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"Al_turki" 'snicker'
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