Comment: Sharia punishments would be a sin given the current state of the judiciary
06 Oct 2010, 2:55 PM
Ben Plewright
It is natural to want the Huddud (Laws of Qur’an and Sunnah) applied when one is experiencing so much death and tragedy as is happening in the Maldives.
But before the death penalty can be applied, the legal system must be absolutely objective. Unless there is a strong faith in the ability of the justice system, unless there is widespread faith that there are no incompetent judges or possibilities of bribery or subjectivity in the decision making procedure, it is a sin to implement Shariah Law which is a huge Amanah (trust) and MUST NOT BE TOYED WITH!
Before Maldives can implement Shariah, it MUST first establish widespread trust in the judiciary by through serious reform measures.
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