RIYADH (Reuters) - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two men to lashes and prison terms for converting a woman to Christianity and helping her flee the conservative Islamic kingdom, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.
A Lebanese man was sentenced to six years in prison and 300 lashes for converting the woman, while a Saudi man was sentenced to two years and 200 lashes for aiding her escape abroad, the English-language daily said. It added that the pair had challenged the verdict and would appeal.
A spokesman at the justice ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.
In Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, it is against the law for Muslims to abandon their faith, a practice known as apostasy. Proselytizing for other religions or practicing them openly is also illegal.
Judges have considerable leeway in how to interpret the kingdom's Sharia code of Islamic law and are not bound by sentencing guidelines or a system of precedent. Both capital and corporal punishment are legal.
The case emerged last year after the woman's family complained that she had been "brainwashed" by colleagues at the insurance company where she worked and that they had helped her leave Saudi Arabia via Bahrain on false documents.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was granted asylum in Sweden last year, the newspaper reported.
Last year King Abdullah, who has promoted limited reforms since coming to the throne in 2005, opened a center for religious dialogue in Vienna that drew criticism because of Saudi Arabia's own lack of religious freedom. In 2008 he sponsored an inter-faith conference in Spain.
arsenal123 at 13-05-2013 01:57 PM (10 years ago) (m)
No nation or kingdom should ever be allowed to dictate the religious choices of the people within their borders... Every person should be able to believe or not believe as they choose without punishment or reprisal from the authorities... Islam is not a religion of peace. If it were, then it would accept a person leaving the religion without fear of prison or death. In Iran, another Islamic stronghold, a Christian minister was sentenced to death for trying to convert people to Christianity... In most Islamic theocracies, the sentence for adultery is death by stoning... Still think it is a religion of peace?..Religion of love and peace?..Please can some one answer me...
Posted: at 13-05-2013 01:57 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
aidol011 at 13-05-2013 02:40 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Arsenal213. Didn't you read your post well or what? This aint just any law, its a devine law we are talking about. Just because jesus was given birth to in a place where fornication and sodomy means notin dosent means there are not grave sins. Abegi bros free us ooo.
Posted: at 13-05-2013 02:40 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
there are some element of tryth in your report, but you twisted the entire stories to suite your own purpose, it happened years back now , and i was intouch with the women, i had her pictures and that of her fasmily taken together while she was with them, the girl was from a very popular asian country we all know
Posted: at 13-05-2013 02:57 PM (10 years ago) | Grande Master
No nation or kingdom should ever be allowed to dictate the religious choices of the people within their borders... Every person should be able to believe or not believe as they choose without punishment or reprisal from the authorities... Islam is not a religion of peace. If it were, then it would accept a person leaving the religion without fear of prison or death. In Iran, another Islamic stronghold, a Christian minister was sentenced to death for trying to convert people to Christianity... In most Islamic theocracies, the sentence for adultery is death by stoning... Still think it is a religion of peace?..Religion of love and peace?..Please can some one answer me...
We will soon make necessary preparations to kidnap and bring you down to north for appropriate punishment.
IN ZAKA FADI, FADI GASKIYA, KOMAI TA JA MA A YI MAKA
Posted: at 13-05-2013 03:23 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
FinlandGuy at 13-05-2013 04:00 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: arsenal123 on 13-05-2013 01:57 PM
No nation or kingdom should ever be allowed to dictate the religious choices of the people within their borders... Every person should be able to believe or not believe as they choose without punishment or reprisal from the authorities... Islam is not a religion of peace. If it were, then it would accept a person leaving the religion without fear of prison or death. In Iran, another Islamic stronghold, a Christian minister was sentenced to death for trying to convert people to Christianity... In most Islamic theocracies, the sentence for adultery is death by stoning... Still think it is a religion of peace?..Religion of love and peace?..Please can some one answer me...
]Well said my man,don't mind the hypocrites ,i don talk before and i go still talk again and again and again that islam is a doom and muslims are bunch of idiots with corrugated stone brian
Posted: at 13-05-2013 04:00 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
torrejon_men at 13-05-2013 04:55 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ajanni on 13-05-2013 02:57 PM
there are some element of tryth in your report, but you twisted the entire stories to suite your own purpose, it happened years back now , and i was intouch with the women, i had her pictures and that of her fasmily taken together while she was with them, the girl was from a very popular asian country we all know
show us the picture
Posted: at 13-05-2013 04:55 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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