Sharia penal codes would benefit Britain says Muslim Sheikh

Hardline Islamic penal codes, such as the amputation of limbs as punishment for theft, would make Britain a safer and better place, the founder of the country’s oldest sharia court has told The Times.

Sheikh Suhaib Hasan, the secretary of the Islamic Sharia Council, said that the enforcement of such laws was “something to bring you more peace and security”. [Times Online] Read more

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Hardline Islamic penal sanctions Sir, Sheikh Suhaib Hasan, of the Islamic Sharia Council, says that the introduction into Britain of hardline Islamic penal sanctions (by which he implies the amputation of limbs, stoning for sexual misdemeanours, public beheadings etc) would make our society a safer and better place to live in.

He is very, very wrong. The lessons of history show clearly that draconian punishment is an ineffective deterrent to truly violent criminals. .... The introduction of a penal code based on the barbaric and sub-medieval practices of 7th-century Arabia cannot be an answer to our current problems. [Times Online] Read more