For those who dismiss concerns about creeping Shariah law and the future of Democratic societies, check out Olivier Guitta's report on political and legal battles in Europe. In an Italian court, a family accused of beating and sequestering their daughter for being too "Western," saw their original criminal convictions overturned:
"In the first trial, the [mother, father and eldest brother] were sentenced for sequestration and bad treatment. The court acknowledged that the teenager was "brutally beaten up" for having "dated" a non-Muslim and in general for "living a life not conforming with the culture" of her family. But on appeal, the family was acquitted because the court deemed that the young woman was beaten up for "her own good." The Bologna public prosecutor's office then disputed the acquittal of the three accused parties, but the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation dismissed it and ruled in favor of the charged parties."Thankfully, the rulings are drawing fire from all directions. read more ...
Source: IPT News
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