Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Child killer shot dead as crowd cheers in Yemen

Criminal justice under sharia law in Yemen is harsh, public and takes no prisoners.

Yehya Hussein al-Raghwah, a barber found guilty of raping and murdering an 11-year-old boy was marched through the streets of his home town before being shot dead by an executioner as hundreds of onlookers – including the dead boy’s family – jeered and shouted abuse at him.

The boy, Hamdi al-Kabas, had reportedly come into his shop for a haircut last December.



After attacking him, the barber cut his body into pieces and dumped them outside Yemen’s capital Sana'a.

Al-Raghwah was given the death penalty by a Yemeni court which adheres to sharia law a month later after he apparently admitted to his crime.

Shocking images of his final moments were released following the execution yesterday.

There are more photos here.

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