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To: lorne who wrote (8774)	7/10/2007 10:02:18 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Iran 'adulterer' stoned to death The woman reportedly remains in prison with her children The Iranian judiciary says a man has been stoned to death for adultery - the first time it has confirmed such an execution in five years. Jafar Kiani was executed last week in a village in north-west Qazvin province. Amnesty International said Mr Kiani and Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, 43, were convicted of adultery more than a decade ago. The human rights group has appealed for Ms Ebrahimi to be spared. Adultery is a capital offence, punishable by stoning, under Iran's Islamic law. In 2002, the judiciary suspended the practice. To execute a woman for adultery in this cruel way simply beggars belief Kate Allen Amnesty International But Mr Kiani was reportedly executed on 5 July in Aghche Kand. Mr Kiani and Ms Ebrahimi were said to have been married to others at the time of their arrest. Buried to waist They were sent to Choubin prison, Qazvin, where Ms Ebrahimi is thought to remain with her two children. Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen said: "To execute anyone by stoning is barbaric and disgraceful. To execute a woman for adultery in this cruel way simply beggars belief. "Iran should abolish the sentence of stoning once and for all." Under the punishment of stoning, a male convict is buried up to his waist with his hands tied behind his back, while a female offender is buried up to her neck with her hands also buried. The stoning brings to at least 110 the number of executions carried out in the Islamic republic so far this year, most of them by hanging and often in public. news.bbc.co.uk

To: lorne who wrote (8774)	7/10/2007 6:43:35 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

British juror arrested after listening to music under hijab Yahoo News ^ \| July 9, 2007 news.yahoo.com LONDON (AFP) - A female Muslim juror has been arrested in Britain after allegedly listening to an MP3 player under her hijab headscarf during a murder trial, police said Monday. The woman in her early 20s was spotted by a fellow juror listening to music as she was meant to be helping try the case of a pensioner accused of bludgeoning his wife to death after 50 years of marriage. She could now be charged with contempt of court and, if convicted, may be punished with an indefinite jail sentence and an unlimited fine. Details emerged after the defendant was convicted and Judge Roger Chapple lifted a reporting restriction which prevented previous publication of the details for fear of disrupting proceedings. The woman had repeatedly arrived late for hearings at Blackfriars Crown Court, central London, and prosecuting lawyer Peter Clarke asked for her to be dismissed. The judge initially refused, saying it was not necessary, but a day later, he received a note from another juror suggesting that the woman may have been listening to music during the defendant's evidence. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that police were called by a judge hearing a case at Blackfriars "regarding the inappropriate actions of a juror." "A woman was arrested for contempt of court on the direction of the judge," he added. "Following the conclusion of the trial, the judge has requested that the matter be investigated." Lawyer Benn Maguire, a member of the team prosecuting the murder case, said: "It is unique for all those who are connected with this court to experience a situation where the juror is suspected of listening to a MP3 player under her Islamic headgear." He added that he expected the woman would go to prison if she was charged and found guilty of contempt.