Saudi authorities to behead accused witch

[icymist]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch also called on the Saudi government to halt ``its increasing use of charges of 'witchcraft,' crimes that are vaguely defined and arbitrarily used."

The report highlights the ongoing complaints over the Saudi justice system, which, while based on Islamic law, leaves a wide leeway to individual judges and can often result in dramatically inconsistent sentences.

Ali Sibat, a Lebanese psychic who made predictions on a satellite TV channel from his home in Beirut, was arrested by religious police in the holy city of Medina during a pilgrimage there in May 2008 and then sentenced to death Nov. 9.

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[winyanstaz]

1. There seems to be a rising tide of backlash against the craft...

in many countries lately. I think they just hate competition because the Craft helps people free their minds.

[winyanstaz]

2. Sounds like they are trying to kill a prophet.....