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Seven men who robbed a jewellery shop have been sentenced to death by firing squad and crucifixion.

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Human Rights Watch in a statement Monday appealed to Abdullah to halt the executions.

It said that there is 'strong evidence' that the trials of all seven men violated basic principles of rights to a fair trial.

'It will be outrageous if the Saudi authorities go ahead with these executions,' said Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ucifixion.html

And some of the Fail's readers' comments:

That is the kind of justice that needs dishing out in the UK & ROI and other E.U. States and it would certainly cut crime....."just my opinion"!

WHY firing squad? That is reserved for a soldier with dignity. These were JUST COMMON criminals. Why not crucify them all? Perhaps we should introduce crucifixion here in the UK for paedophiles'?

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I read about that yesterday. Crucifixion? I know KSA is way behind the rest of the world, but that's barbaric.

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Its not execution as we think. They chop their heads off 1st which is obviously far better................

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It's not death by crucifixion though, they kill him by firing squad and then pin his dead body up for all to see for a few days - as further punishment!

How can you get further punishment when you're already dead?

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I thought crosses were banned. Can they not pin him to a crescent?

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Haha. :rofl: Just spat my Nandos rice all over my laptop :(

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How many green arrows did that twat get?


Anyway, I've heard of an execution where they partially behead the criminal and then crucify them. It's called Al-Haad, I believe.

Medieval barbarians would shake their heads at the Saudis.

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Must satisfy the bloodlust of the natives.....must....

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Not firing squad. Beheading.

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Talk about having an uphill battle from the point you introduce yourself in 95% of the Arab world with that name. Never mind that you also work for HRW..

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The "Gruaniad" also states that it is by firing squad. I had wrongly belived that males alwasy suffered the penaly of decapitation and that the bullet was reserved for naughty females.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...lays-execution

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:rofl: Just shows the ignorance of the septics doesn't it.

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Just as much an uphill battle if the guy's name was Krishna Prakash or Iqbal Khan.

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He could have changed his name to Goldstone. That would have fooled them

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I don't think so. They may regard certain nationalities as beneath them, but they hate the Jews with a passion.