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Saudi Authorities Deny Intention To Sever Spinal Cord As Eye-For-Eye Punishment

The Denial By Saudi Authorities

Last week the world was shocked by news that a Saudi judge had, in response to a request from a paralysed man for an eye-for-eye punishment for his assailant, written to hospitals to ask whether a man’s spinal cord could be severed. The plaintiff, Abdul-Aziz al-Mutairi, had been paralysed because of an [...]

Saudi Judge Seeks Eye-For-Eye Penalty For Attacker

The Saudi Judge’s Action

Responding to a request from a paralysed man for tit-for-tat retribution for his assailant, a judge in the northwestern Saudi province of Tabuk has written to several hospitals in Saudi Arabia whether they could sever the assailant’s spinal cord.

The Case

The victim, Abdul-Aziz al-Mutairi, aged 22, was paralysed and later lost his foot after [...]