Tag: Brunei Brunei's harsh Sharia

Bandar Seri Begawan, April 12 :  Brunei has defended its move to implement Sharia law, saying it was "about prevention rather than punishment", after global condemnation of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code under which adultery and sex between men is punishable by stoning to death. The kingdom said there would be a "high threshold" for evidence in these type of cases, suggesting punishment would be rare. The UN had called the punishments "cruel and inhuman". In response to the UN criticism, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof in a...