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Eugene

(61,896 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:30 AM Jul 2015

Afghan court quashes Farkhunda mob killing death sentences

Source: BBC

An Afghan appeals court has quashed death sentences imposed on four men for their part in the mob killing of a young woman in Kabul in March.

Farkhunda Malikzada was attacked at an Islamic shrine after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the Koran.

She was stoned to death, her body was run over by a car and set on fire.

The court also acquitted the keeper of the shrine. Family members and rights activists have expressed outrage at the decision, which was taken in secret.

Wednesday's appeal court hearing in Kabul was held behind closed doors.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33358710

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Afghan court quashes Farkhunda mob killing death sentences (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2015 OP

one of the reasons the atrocities continue samsingh Jul 2015 #1

Despicable blackspade Jul 2015 #2

And how many Americans have died to make this possible? lark Jul 2015 #3

samsingh

(17,598 posts)

1. one of the reasons the atrocities continue

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Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:45 AM

Jul 2015

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

2. Despicable

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Thu Jul 2, 2015, 12:06 PM

Jul 2015

for Farkhunda Malikzada

lark

(23,099 posts)

3. And how many Americans have died to make this possible?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:38 PM

Jul 2015

Makes me sick. We should have only gone there if Bush were serious about getting Osama, which wasn't the goal at all. The goal was to get the oil pipeline built there and get control of it and Osama was totally a pretense.

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