The woman in Africa who was sentenced to stoning for alleged infidelity has been freed by the Shariah Apellate Court in that country. Amina Lawal's coviction was tossed because she was already pregnant at the time she was convicted.
The Shariah Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that Amina Lawal's conviction was invalid because she was already pregnant when harsh Islamic Shariah law was implemented in her home province.
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"It is the view of this court that the judgment of the Upper Shariah Court, Funtua, was very wrong and the appeal of Amina Lawal is hereby discharged and acquitted," judge Ibrahim Maiangwa said.
John Ashcroft is planning to appeal the ruling to the Nigerian Supreme Court; reportedly he has "super-saver non-refundable" tickets to Lagos, and reportedly said "I want to see a good biblical stoning, and besides, I already paid for these tickets". No comments were forthcoming from the Justice Department spokespersons who were seen in a field in Vermont picking up rocks and sending them to Terre Haute, site of the federal death-chamber.
posted by Jo Fish on 09.25.03 at 11:36 PM
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Re: Ashcroft appeal
This is so close to a straight news story. As the old review ran "I laughed, I cried".
posted by: Bruce Webb on 09.26.03 at 03:21 AM [permalink]
