The World Reacts To Brunei Making Homosexual Acts Punishable By Death

On April 3, the nation of Brunei will implement a more strict Syariah Penal Code, which will include brutal and inhumane penalties for theft, adultery, and homosexual acts.

According to the CIA, Islam is the official religion of Brunei, which has a 78.8% Muslim population. The nation is led by 72-year-old Sultan and Prime Minster Hassanal Bolkiah, who has ruled since 1967.

The CIA reports: “In May 2014, the first of three phases of sharia-based penal codes was instituted, which applies to Muslims and non-Muslims and exists in parallel to the existing common law-based code.”

The following is direct text from the Syariah Penal Code regarding theft:

Any person who commits sariqah [surreptitious theft] where the value of the property amounts to or exceeds nisab [a certain value threshold] and the sariqah is proved either by ikrar [pledge] of the accused or by syahadah [true testimony] of at least two syahid [one who provides evidence via testimony] in accordance with Hukum Syara’ [Islamic law] other than the victim’s evidence, after the Court is satisfied having regard to the requirements of tazkiyah al syuhud [questioning of the witnesses by the court] is guilty of an offense and shall be liable on conviction to hadd punishment as follows:

(a) for a first offense, amputation of his right hand from the joint of the wrist;

(b) for a second offense, amputation of his left foot up to the ankle; and

(c) for a third or subsequent offense, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years.