Mike Pompeo and Trump Administration 'Concerned' About Brunei's Law to Stone LGBT People to Death

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast




On April 3, Brunei will legalize the stoning to death of LGBT people. After 24 hours of silence, the U.S. government tells The Daily Beast it is 'concerned' about the law.

Tim Teeman
03.29.19 1:41 PM ET

On April 3, Brunei will legalize the stoning to death of LGBT people. A new law in the southeast Asian country imposes death by stoning or whipping for sodomy, adultery or rape, and amputation of a hand or foot for theft.

Global outrage has greeted news of the introduction of the new law under the Syariah Penal Code (SPC). On Friday, the British government and European Union called on Brunei to abandon the law, while George Clooney called for a boycott of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei in a column for Deadline.

After nearly 24 hours of declining to clarify its position, the US State Department finally sent The Daily Beast a statement saying the U.S. was “concerned” about the new law, minutes after we published a story noting Pompeo and the department's silence.

The full statement reads: “The United States is concerned with Brunei’s decision to implement Phases Two and Three of the Sharia Penal Code. Some of the punishments in the law appear inconsistent with international human rights obligations, including with respect to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.




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[Greg K]

1. I'm sure they'll get right on that. nt

[58Sunliner]

2. OMG how awful.

Per Wiki-"Syariah refers to Sharia law in Islamic religious law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws".

[msongs]

3. the bible and koran are quite clear on the punishment for the adulterous trump nt

[keithbvadu2]

6. T and P should be proud that the Bible is being followed - by Muslims.

T and P should be proud that the Bible is being followed - by Muslims.

[lark]

4. OMG could they make a more puling, sickening, half assed statement?

The fucking orange assmouth is nothing but a killer for everyone who isn't a rich white male. He doesn't give a damn, is taking zero stance on this and let them kill gays is really whast's being said. He likes it when they kill brown babies and children, so this isn't one bit surprising.

[DirtEdonE]

5. mike pompeo's only concern

Is keeping those anti-gay assholes mike pence and his wife from casting the first stones.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46898143

https://www.indems.org/a-timeline-of-mike-pences-discrimination-against-the-lgbt-community/

[rurallib]

7. Casting that first stone could be The highest point in the Pence life.

[bitterross]

14. I don't think so. Pompeo is the one who keeps talking about the rapture

I don't have much doubt Pompeo would be there handing the stones to Pence.

Don't forget Pompeo is the one who has referenced the rapture in public comments. More than once. He seems a lot like Pence.

[Wounded Bear]

8. I'm sure thoughts and prayers are on their way...

[The Genealogist]

9. Gotta be hard for them

I mean, who do they hate more? LGBTQ people or muslims?

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. "Some of the punishments in the law appear inconsistent with international human rights..."

[rogue emissary]

11. I'm sure they'll jump to action and issue

Copious amounts of thoughts and prayers.

[Initech]

12. Now I'm pretty sure that this is what they refer to as "radical Islamic terrorism".

[bitterross]

13. What? They're concerned it's not harsh enough?

The Daily Beast again asked if Pompeo or the Department of State objected to the stoning to death of LGBT people under the new law. A spokesperson would not address this question directly, and instead referred us to the statement above.

They, clearly, got AG Barr to write them a statement that says nothing.

[yellowcanine]

15. Does Susan Collins know her "concern" is missing?

Pompeo has taken Susan's "concern"!

[Mario Luigi]

16. "Concerned"