Thus those who criticize them are being “Islamophobic.”
“Afghanistan: Taliban justifies public executions, calls them punishment by ‘divine command,’” ANI, December 9, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
After world leaders criticized the recent execution in Afghanistan, the Taliban said that the punishment was carried out after many investigations and it is also a “divine command.”
A spokesperson for the Islamic Emirates, Bilal Karimi said, “The execution yesterday took place after many investigations, which were aligned with Islamic (law). All sides should not have any concern in this regard and should respect it,” according to TOLONews.
“The supreme leader spoke and said we have struggled this much and fought for 20 years with the pagans to ensure an Islamic system and that now that God has given it to us, (God) means for us to ensure his divine commands,” Mohammad Ismail Rahmani, a senior member of the interim government of Afghanistan said.
On Thursday, the Taliban Supreme Court announced the public flogging of 27 convicts, including nine women, in Parwan province. The decision of the Taliban Supreme Court comes a day after publicly executing a man charged with murder for the first time since they took over Afghanistan last year.
Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid had confirmed the public execution of a man. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the execution took place in a sports stadium in western Farah province on Wednesday, according to a Voice of America (VOA) News report. He said that hundreds of people witnessed the execution, including the top officials of the group, as per the VOA News report.
Following the execution, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan strongly opposed the action and tweeted, “The UN strongly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, and calls on de facto authorities to establish an immediate moratorium with a view to abolishing the death penalty.”
“The implementation of (Hudud) is a Sharia command and its implementation is a must, but only if the situation warrants it,” said Aziz Maarij, a former diplomat said.
Zabihullah Mujahid said that the executed person was tried in the Taliban courts and subsequent appellate tribunals. He claimed that the executed person in the court had “confessed to stabbing to death” a resident of Farah and stealing his belongings, including a motorcycle, VOA reported.
According to the spokesperson, the execution was carried out by the victim’s father….
John1 says
Sounds like the dude deserved the death penalty if what tali Mo followers claim is true. Since when is the UN against the death penalty? Didn’t know that. It’s meaningless anyway. Makes woke Europeans feel good.
Why haven’t the Ft Hood and Boston marathon jihadis been executed yet?
tim gallagher says
Well, of course, it is “aligned with islamic law”. Anything that is completely barbaric and fit for knuckle dragging primitives is aligned with islamic law. Anything civilised and fit for the modern and enlightened world is not aligned with islamic law.
Alkflaeda says
Can’t help thinking that part of the purpose of this is to desensitise people to violence and brutality – from there, it’s an easier step to get them into violent jihad themselves. My uncle was in Saudi Arabia in the mid-eighties and was forced to watch a public execution. He had a breakdown afterwards and was never the same man.
tim gallagher says
I can imagine that witnessing such an execution would cause many civilised, decent people to have a breakdown, Alkflaeda. You are probably right about the aspect of getting people used to violence and also scaring the crap out of them so they are less likely to commit some crimes. I was thinking back to when western societies used to have public executions and, of course, I think of France during the French Revolution – ages ago. That islamic societies still behave in this way says to me (along with so much other barbaric garbage in islam) that islam is a load of primitive garbage that needs to go
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Think of all the thousands of billion dollars that were wasted in that primitive nazi hellhole.
Money stolen from hard working U.S. citizens to pay the jizya to the barbaric ingrates who refer to us as pagans.
Scotsman48 says
So is anybody saying that this sort of action has nothing to do with islam, just as they inform us after some low life blows himself up.
Be wary of those who say they are speaking for God.