Afghanistan Considers Bringing Back Stoning for Adultery
- OurStudio
- Nov 25, 2013
- 1 min read
Afghanistan is considering bringing back stoning for adultery, Human Rights Watch and the justice ministry said Monday, possibly restoring a punishment in force during the Taliban's brutal regime.
The penalty for married adulterers, along with flogging for unmarried offenders, appears in a draft revision of the country's penal code being considered by the ministry of justice.
Ashraf Azimi, the head of ministry's criminal law department, confirmed to AFP that stoning to death is included in the draft.
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