Defying the United Nations, rights groups and horrified critics the world over, Brunei says it’s pushing ahead with a slew of new Islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death, and amputation a penalty for theft. The laws are part of a new Sharia penal code that was fully implemented on Wednesday. The final phase, enacted this week, makes sodomy between two men or unmarried heterosexual couples punishable by stoning to death or whipping with 100 strokes, Australia’s ABC News reported. According to Agence France-Presse, the penalty of stoning to death can only be applied if an accused person confesses to the offense or if there are at least four witnesses. The penalty for sex between two women is whipping and up to 10 years behind bars, ABC said.

Source: Huffington Post April 03, 2019 09:40 UTC