'A human rights pariah': Brunei implements death by stoning for gay sex and adultery
The laws will make Brunei the first country in East or Southeast Asia to have a sharia penal code at the national level.
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The laws will make Brunei the first country in East or Southeast Asia to have a sharia penal code at the national level.
The new law is due to come into effect next Wednesday.
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Ameneh Bahrami had asked that the man who poured acid on her face – leaving her blind and disfigured – suffer the same fate. The blinding was due to take place on Saturday but has been reportedly postponed.
The country’s highest court makes the ruling in the case of a man who slapped and kicked his daughter and wife.