Posted on 07/04/2002 2:36:26 PM PDT by knighthawk
Four convicted of armed robbery have their hands and legs amputated.
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Libyan authorities have amputated the right hands and left legs of four armed robbers in accordance with Islamic law, Libyan radio reported Thursday.
The four men had been convicted of robbing a Chinese oil exploration company in the district of Muradah, 750 kilometers (470 miles) southeast of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, on April 30. They assaulted members of the company's personnel, fired shots to frighten them and stole"vehicles, telecommunications sets, food and fuel, the state radio said in a report monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp.
The Supreme Court endorsed the amputation sentence handed down by a lower court in May, the radio said.
The sentence was carried out on Wednesday.
The report identified the robbers as Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed al-Sharif, Sayyed Mohammed Ahmed, Dahmu Mohammed Abu-Bakr al-Sharif and Barkah Sidi Jira Barkah.
Libya approved amputations under Sharia, or Islamic law, for theft in 2000.
Or as Jackie Gleason said in Smokey and the Bandit- "You can think about it- but just don't do it."
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