06 December 2009

'Men sought to kill woman for adultery in Spain'

SPANISH police have arrested nine men suspected of seeking to have a woman killed after they accused her of adultery, claiming they were following Islamic law, authorities said. The men were arrested on November 14 and seven have been held in jail, a police spokesman said. …. Authorities say the men set up a court there to judge her for adultery. [AFP - Herald Sun] Read more [via National Secular Society]