Pakistan Steps Away from Sharia Law
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The Islamic laws, known as the Hudood Ordinances, were introduced by a military ruler, President Zia-ul-Haq, in 1979. They made a rape victim liable to prosecution for adultery if she could not produce four male witnesses to the assault.
The main amendment approved on Wednesday takes rape out of the sphere of religious law and puts it under the penal code. That does away with the need for male witnesses and will allow convictions to be made on the basis of forensic and circumstantial evidence.
The amendment bill must be approved by the upper house of parliament before it becomes law.
Is there any reason to doubt it?
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If passed it will definitely be a step in the right direction. Earlier this month--the 4 witnesses were in the car, the 5th filmed it, and she STILL got 90 lashes.
Labels: Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Sharia Law
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