Saudi Arabian authorities have executed three Burmese men in Mecca for burglary of a home and the robbery at knifepoint of its female owner. The crime called for a long prison term - but the death penalty?
The Saudi media has talked about a wave of crime which has been blamed on expatriate or foreign workers - who account for seven of the 24 million population in the Arab kingdom.
This must be the worst example of Sharia law - the execution of foreigners for non- sexual or capital crimes.
There is a real message here though - don’t commit crimes in Saudi Arabia - or you will return home in a box!
Sharia law is becoming newsworthy in other parts of the globe too. Expatriate Muslims in Britain for instance, believe they should have the right to demand Sharia law there too. The British would be really foolish to allow any absorption of Shariaism into British law.
When in Rome do as the Romans do; otherwise tell expatriate Muslims to pull their proverbial heads in and respect the law of the land they reside in.
