Amnesty urges King Abdullah to commute Saudi amputation sentences

Amnesty International asks King Abdullah to stop an amputation order against six Saudis accused of robbery

AFHuman rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Saudi King Abdullah to commute amputation sentences handed down against six men convicted of highway robbery in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.

The sentences to chop off the right hands and left feet of the six Saudis is currently before the Supreme Court for approval and could be carried out within days if ratified by the king, the London-based group said Friday.

It added the men convicted were forced to confess.

"'Cross amputation' is a strikingly cruel form of punishment that amounts to torture and should have no place in a criminal justice system," said the watchdog's Middle East and North Africa Interim Director Philip Luther.P , Saturday 17 Dec 2011 Read the rest on: Ahram Online.

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