The US state of Alabama says a Muslim inmate has access to a Koran as he waits to see whether the US Supreme Court will allow his lethal injection. The US state of Alabama says a Muslim inmate has access to a Koran as he waits to see whether the US Supreme Court will allow his lethal injection. US state looks to overturn stay of execution on Muslim inmate in imam rowA court document says a copy of the Islamic holy book is available to 42-year-old Dominique Ray. The state is asking the justices to lift a stay Ray won on religious grounds after asking to have his imam in the execution chamber instead of a Christian prison chaplain. The state said Ray’s imam can visit him beforehand and witness the execution from an adjoining room.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2019 20:37 UTC