Kabul – Afghan Man And Woman Given 100 Lashes In Public For Adultery

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    An Afghan judge hits a woman with a whip in front of a crowd in Ghor province, Afghanistan August 31, 2015.  REUTERS/Pajhwok News AgencyKabul – An Afghan man and woman found guilty of adultery received 100 lashes on Monday in front of a crowd who filmed their punishment, TV footage showed.

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    Public lashings and executions were common under the Taliban, who enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law from 1996-2001. The Islamist militant group was ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition and such punishments are now rare.

    The footage, taken in the western province of Ghor, showed a woman wrapped in a head-to-toe burqa and a man each receive the punishment from a man in a turban wielding a leather whip, watched by a group of mostly seated men.

    The two remained in a crouching position throughout and did not appear to cry out.

    The sentencing was backed by the government in Ghor province, where the trial took place.

    “They had relations a long time ago but were arrested early this month,” a spokesman for governor Seema Jowenda said. “Their punishment is based on Sharia law and will teach others a lesson.”

    A local judge said the penalty was in line with the constitution and criminal law. A spokesman for the justice ministry was unavailable for comment.

    The foreign-backed government does not enforce Sharia law and generally condemns the practices of beating and stoning when they occur, particularly in areas under insurgent control.

    Earlier this month, five people were arrested in the north for beating a man and his daughter for robbery. In May, a woman was beaten to death by a mob in the center of Kabul after being falsely accused of burning a Koran.

    That attack was widely condemned by rights groups and some of those involved in the killing have been imprisoned.


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    PrettyBoyFloyd
    PrettyBoyFloyd
    8 years ago

    They got off easy……. The Torah says they should be put to death.

    8 years ago

    I’m beginning to worry about these Afghans; they are on the slippery slope to anarchy and a breakdown of society – it starts by reducing the sentence from death to just 100 lashes, but as my rebbe would say, it might lead to mixed dancing.

    FranZ
    FranZ
    8 years ago

    barbarians

    clear-thinker
    clear-thinker
    8 years ago

    Obviously 2 and 3 don’t follow Torah. Right Pretty? Wait wasn’t Floyd an outlaw? I guess you don’t follow Torah either.

    DanielBarbaz
    DanielBarbaz
    8 years ago

    The law is barbaric and the fact that these men are sitting and watching makes the whole episode even more savage. I would not be surprised if at least half of these men are having some sort of fetish fantasy while watching. And no doubt many are trying to picture the adulterous act in which she engaged

    8 years ago

    Shucks can’t we see the video?