10 May 2003

Sentenced to Death in Yemen

"Kamel condemned the verdict, saying he should have been tried by an Islamic court and not a civil court.

His lawyer said he would appeal against the sentence, which is usually enforced by firing squad.

"The ruling is a political one and violates Islamic Sharia law," Kamel told the court in Ebb province, 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of the capital Sanaa."

I've got a little bit of experience in Islamic countries so I know "eye for an eye" is still thought well of there. He must mean that a Muslim can't be killed just because he went into a hospital and killed a bunch of Christian doctors.

Not much needed in the way of commentary. Yemen seems to be taking care of the problem.

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