MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Muslim inmate’s scheduled lethal injection can proceed next week without an imam present but said Alabama must keep a Christian prison chaplain out of the execution chamber. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins denied a stay requested by Dominique Ray, 42. ADVERTISEMENTRay says his religious rights are being violated because Alabama has a Christian prison chaplain present at lethal injections, but will not let him have an imam in the room with him as the lethal drugs are administered. The judge ordered the state to keep the prison chaplain out of the death chamber during Ray’s execution. However, only the prison chaplain and a correctional officer are in the room with the inmate during the lethal injection procedure.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 23:26 UTC