Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

HONG KONG — When Brunei announced in 2013 that it was bringing in harsh Islamic laws that included punishments of death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, the move was met with international protest. Some investments by the country’s sovereign wealth fund, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, were targets of boycotts and calls for divestment.

Following the outcry, Brunei, a sultanate of about 430,000 on the island of Borneo, delayed carrying out the harshest provisions of its Shariah law.

Now, it is quietly going ahead with them.

Beginning on April 3, statutes allowing stoning and amputation will go into effect, according to an announcement posted by the country’s attorney general last year that has only recently received notice.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/world/asia/brunei-stoning-death.html

[msongs]

1. the never ending joys of people who get their religion from a book nt

[leftynyc]

2. Revolting

that in 2019 this is happening. That it ever happened is disgusting but nowadays........WTF is wrong with these people that they use
G-d to justify this?

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Yup.

Seems there are way too many who don't want to come into the new century with the rest of civilization.

[chowder66]

3. I met the Sultan at the Beverly Hills hotel many moons ago

then I found out that the royal family uses escorts (a lot) via a very close friend who once 'worked' for them. Heard some pretty sordid stories.

Hypocrites. Google brunei royal family escorts to get an idea.

[LakeArenal]

5. Do only women get stoned for adultery?

Or is that the one equal right in Brunei?

[leftynyc]

6. That's a very good question

I doubt it. At least, I've never heard of the man getting punished this way.

[christx30]

11. And will this apply to victims of rape

like they do in Iran and some other Muslim majority countries?

[joe_stampingbull]

7. why would any civilized human being go there?

but i bet dump would go

[Honeycombe8]

8. This is just one reason by separation of church and state is a good thing. nt

[TomSlick]

9. We need a list of Brunei sovereign fund holdings.

I wasn't likely to stay in the Beverly Hills Hotel anytime soon. As best I can tell, all investments are in luxury hotels.

[YOHABLO]

10. It's mind bending we live in such an archaic world .. MAGATS and the Taliban. One and the same