Saudi Preacher Released After Paying Blood Money

I’m a bit taken aback after reading this. I was under the impression that the laws in Saudi Arabia are quite stringent. Can someone with concrete knowledge please confirm…

Below is an excerpt from the full article which can be found here:

Saudi preacher who ‘raped and tortured’ his five -year-old daughter to death is released after paying ‘blood money’ - Middle East - World - The Independent

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Rather than getting the death penalty or receiving a long prison sentence for the crime, Fayhan al-Ghamdi served only a few months in jail before a judge ruled the prosecution could only seek ‘blood money’.

Albawaba News reported the judge as saying: “Blood money and the time the defendant had served in prison since Lama’s death suffices as punishment.”

Fayhan al-Ghamdi, who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, is said to have agreed to pay £31,000 to Lama’s mother.

The money is considered compensation under Islamic law, although it is only half the amount that would have been paid had Lama been a boy.

Despite Saudi Arabia’s famously strict legal system, Women to Drive say fathers cannot be executed for murdering their children in the country. Equally, husbands cannot be executed for murdering their wives.

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i doubt the story as presented

but if true its obviously sickening

but2 please people on this basis do not jump on the prevalent anti saudi propaganda bandwagon, the result of that will be just as sick

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This was posted in another thread about the Sri Lankan maid being executed.. :

Saudi preacher gets fine and short jail term for raping and killing daughter — RT

It really is sick…I’ll say the same thing I said in that thread as well…

Blood money!!! For who? THIS ANIMAL is the father? Is he paying himself or paying off his wife? If I was the mother…I would NEVER accept it, I would demand an eye for an eye in this case. The few months he spent in jail is enough for this? The judge should be treated the way this girl was treated and see how he feels about it!

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Sickening without any doubt. Saudi style justice at its best.

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This case is not an ordinary murder case, I dont think any blood money can cover it.

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found this on the tinternet, and it makes sense. there was no rape allegation but this has since been added by people with an anti saudi agenda

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I knew there had to be more to this…

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The usual apologists have arrived.

Why would a father have his FIVE year old girl checked for virginity.

To me those who defend this scum are evil.

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Anyone who believes the story without knowing facts is evil.

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Fayhan al-Ghamdi who ‘raped’ and tortured daughter, 5, to death escapes with light sentence | Mail Online

Here is another source.

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even if Al-Ghamidi would shout from the rooftop that he is a murderer , our friends would say ’ nahi janaab aap to arab hai aap yeh ghinona kaise kar sakte hai? yeh zaror yahoodiyon ki chaal hai’

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Here is a Al Jazeera coverage. Some of the text appears same as above link.

Saudi blood money ruling angers activists - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

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So from this article, I found this :

**“The ruling is based on national laws that a father cannot be executed for murdering his children, nor can husbands be executed for murdering their wives, activists said.”
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Someone please tell me, is KSA following the Sharia law? Or have they made these “national” laws to suit themselves? When it is convenient for them they use the “national” laws and when convenient follow the Sharia law? Because I do not think this is how the Sharia law works…

P.S. If the father is mentally disturbed, he should not be released as if it is all sorted out with money, he should be committed to a psychiatric facility to get treatment, because obviously something is wrong with him to want to check the virginity of a 5yr old girl.

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Yes I read that last sentence too. Not being familiar with various laws, I didn’t highlight that.

It is high time we recognize there are some twisted and evil folks who will be an apologist for this system.

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Let us take the question of rape out of the equation shall we for a moment.
This idiot was found guilty of murdering his 5 year old daughter. He was let scot free after paying money.

Do you think that is acceptable and common practice. Well people do have to be thick skinned…:smack:

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the bolded part has been added also, the story was originally that the mother took blood money. of course, if the issue of fathers cannot be held responsible was true it couldnt carry the payment of blood money either. basically what i think has happened is that the (divorced) mother does not blame the father of the child, or does not blame as much as we’d expect. i do not know why. however the trueist statement is that the media has really taken to this story and is reporting lies

just checked bbc which which still gives some wrong information on the man, but it does not mention rape, and implies the man was given death sentenced which was pardoned by the mother BBC News - Anger over death of Saudi girl after father’s ‘beating’

yes the saudis are following Islamic laws, the national law jibe has been made to mock, and to find favour for the anti saudi propaganda where some disagreement exists. im not a saudi apologist btw you investigate the issues yourselves see what you find

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^^

Let me make this simple. Was the father who was found guilty of murdering his child let go scot free after paying the blood money… Is it for the mother of the child to forgive him..

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^do your own research, and come tell us about the case. im not convinced about the integrity of any of the reporting. it may have been a case of manslaughter, it may have been a case of mental illness, it may not have been murder! i seriously doubt what has been reported, it needs a thorough investigation which now cannot be done online

yes in an Islamic system, a murder can be forgiven in dunya (to be judged again in hereafter). however theres aspects of this case that im not sure about, and as we already know the media are using commonly known jurisprudence positions (along with fake jurisprudence positions) to sell their story. so i cannot give you a firm answer

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Yes in Islam..there is something called blood money. But to me, what more disturbing is the nature of the crime and so called Saudi justice system..which should be condemned. Had there been some foreign worker done this, his or her punishment would be to chopping head off. Saudis are known to make mockery out of their own legal system. So may Allah help us..they will be accountable for the wrong doings of their own deeds.

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Quite frankly, reasonable people could give a hoot whether you give a firm answer. Live in your Saudi bubble.