SouthernJet Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Lawyer: Beheading planned in Saudi sorcery case (CNN) -- A Lebanese man charged with sorcery and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is scheduled to be beheaded on Friday, the man's lawyer said Wednesday. May El Khansa, the attorney for Ali Hussain Sibat, told CNN that she and Sibat's family were informed about the upcoming execution. She said she heard from a source in Saudi Arabia with knowledge of the case and the proceedings that Saudi authorities "will carry out the execution." The Saudi Ministry of Justice could not immediately be reached for comment on the matter. El Khansa said she has appealed to Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri, and president, Michel Suleiman, to stop the execution. Amnesty International, the human rights group, has called on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to block it as well. Sibat is the former host of a popular call-in show that aired on Beirut-based satellite TV channel "Sheherazade." According to his lawyer, Sibat would predict the future on his show and give out advice to his audience. El Khansa told CNN her client was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police (known as the Mutawa'een) and charged with sorcery while visiting the country in May 2008. Sibat was in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic religious pilgrimage known as Umra. Sibat was then put on trial, and in November 2009, a court in the Saudi city of Medina found him guilty and sentenced him to death. According to El Khansa, Sibat appealed the verdict. The case was taken up by the Court of Appeal in the Saudi city of Mecca on the grounds that the initial verdict was "premature." El Khansa tells CNN that the Mecca appeals court then sent the case back to the original court for reconsideration, stipulating that all charges made against Sibat needed to be verified and that he should be given a chance to repent. On March 10, judges in Medina upheld their initial verdict, meaning Sibat is once again sentenced to be executed. "The Medina court refused the sentence of the appeals court," said El Khansa, adding her client will appeal the verdict once more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 People really have no idea how great they've got it here. I'll take our blemishes over the festering pimples on the ass of the rest of the world any day of the week. GBA. That's right, I said it and I'm glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 People really have no idea how great they've got it here. I'll take our blemishes over the festering pimples on the ass of the rest of the world any day of the week. GBA. That's right, I said it and I'm glad. amen sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 People really have no idea how great they've got it here. I'll take our blemishes over the festering pimples on the ass of the rest of the world any day of the week. GBA. That's right, I said it and I'm glad. I could not agree more. I would give you an Amen but that would lead to the sign of Peace and well, we know how that always ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 how do you get charged with sorcery and found guilty in this day and age? it's not like saudi arabia is some secluded tribe in the remote jungles of south america. what a stupid country....makes them look foolish and uneducated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The guy had some real skills. Here is his most famous prediction: "I predict that the Arabs will lose their next war against Israel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 how do you get charged with sorcery and found guilty in this day and age? it's not like saudi arabia is some secluded tribe in the remote jungles of south america. what a stupid country....makes them look foolish and uneducated. In a related story David Blaines "street Magic" tour that was scheduled for Saudi Arabia this summer has been canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 In a related story David Blaines "street Magic" tour that was scheduled for Saudi Arabia this summer has been canceled. Good point. When JGBs goes there on a case I will tell him make sure he doesnt mutter on street corner, 'I bet its gonna be tuf to get a cab today' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharrow Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hate to be the one to say it, but didn't he see this coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hate to be the one to say it, but didn't he see this coming? True, someone probably should have gave him a heads up if he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 cant post a linc but looks like he used his Jedi Powers and the execution has been put off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hate to be the one to say it, but didn't he see this coming? I guess he wasn't that good at it. Seriously, I would think, unfortunately for him, he figured in was OK in Lebanon so WTF ? What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I had a friend who witnessed a beheading in Saudi Arabia in the 80s while his father was employed by an oil company there. No ethically different than the executions we do in the U.S., but certainly more shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 I had a friend who witnessed a beheading in Saudi Arabia in the 80s while his father was employed by an oil company there. No ethically different than the executions we do in the U.S., but certainly more shocking. link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Good thing we keep supplying that country with billions of dollars in oil sales....... Time to drill, time to build a hydrogen infrastructure, and make the middle east an afterthought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 People really have no idea how great they've got it here. I'll take our blemishes over the festering pimples on the ass of the rest of the world any day of the week. GBA. That's right, I said it and I'm glad. THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x 100000000000 We Americans are so spoiled and I love it. How backwards are some middle East countries and their religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 how do you get charged with sorcery and found guilty in this day and age? it's not like saudi arabia is some secluded tribe in the remote jungles of south america. what a stupid country....makes them look foolish and uneducated. it's their backwards religion that has them stuck in the middle ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 link? I'll tell him to blog about it, then I'll get the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 If this sorcerer can predict the future, why did he book the trip to Saudi Arabia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Rumor has it that this guy also gave the points and took the Colts in the SB. Hes on a bad luck streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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