A Sri Lankan woman could face the death penalty by beheading after she was arrested on suspicion of casting a spell on a 13-year-old girl during a family shopping trip, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. The daily Okaz reported that a Saudi man had complained his daughter had “suddenly started acting in an abnormal way, and that happened after she came close to the Sri Lankan woman” in a shopping mall in the port city of Jeddah.
“He reported her to the security forces, asking for her arrest and the specialised units dealt with the situation swiftly and succeeded in arresting her,” Okaz reported.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy that has no written criminal code and where court rulings are based on judges’ interpretation of Islamic sharia law.
h/t EBD
Anyone who’s spent any time in Saudi will confirm that absolutely anything, (anything weird), is possible there.
‘the specialised units dealt with the situation’
The Saudis have SWAT (Sorcerer/Witch Arrest Teams) on hand? Instead of riot shields do they have mirrors to reflect the evil eye back on the witch?
If an innocent life wasn’t at stake this would be farcical instead of tragic.
The Liberal left likes the Saudis beheading witches!
They do after all believe in little invisible men.
At the risk of setting off the PC alarms, maybe the Saudi’s daughter has an allergy to curry.
You realize of course that the Sri Lankan woman is one of the multitude that are brought in to do the work that Saudis can afford not to do and as such she is either an infadel and guilty or not the right type of Muslim (Wahabbi) and therefore guilty. Remember, in 7th century proving someone was casting a spell didn’t require any science to prove.
Well, it’s nice to see that they’ve managed to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 17th century. I wonder if they’ll try and see if she floats before Hassan chops.
Every now and then, or more often, we’re reminded just how backward and plain weird these people are. At least we’re capable of noticing – the more progressive element just looks away.
How is it that so backward a nation like Saudi Arabia has the West in a vice?
Oh yeah. Our dependence on foreign oil.
Bring this incident and others up whenever someone refuse to a pipeline built.
Because we all are well aware that 13 yr old girls never, ever act in an “abnormal way”.
Incredible.
Not because of dependence on oil. Because of emasculation.
OMMAG, yours is the better analysis. I bow to you.
At least they aren’t throwing her into a lake of fire. That would be wrong this not so bad. Why do I feel this little saying will be a new way to annoy the left.
I still can not believe stuff like this just slides by but last week we had the stupidest conversation in the history man.
I suppose its possible that there are witches. Just because the consensus here doesn’t believe in them . . .
To be on the safe side though I’ll have to take Saudi Arabia off my bucket list. Maybe Sri Lanka too.
wyatt ironbridge >
“…the more progressive element just looks away.”
Actually they embrace it. Cultural enrichment they call it, no really.
“Moderate”, “Peaceful”, just like us only different but in a good way.
They have been allowed to hold the world to ransom since the 70s and no one has had the balls to oppose them.Of course they are going to continue this 7th century religion as a way of controlling their population and subjugating their women to inferiority status.Arab males are the most insecure on the planet,they feel threatened if a women would have the right to choose her own husband,drive a car,walk down the street unescorted by a male or heaven forbid have the right to vote.Disgusting specimens of humanity when you think about it.What really is more disgusting is the fact the the womens groups of the world seem to accept this and allow Western governments to look the other way.The day will come when we will have to deal with these muslim fanatics and dictators lets do it while we still have the upper hand.
Isn’t the key question whether this Sri Lankan lady weighed the same as a duck?