KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei’s sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new syariah criminal laws, including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.
The United Nations has called the laws implemented on April 3 “draconian” while the United States and several other countries have urged Brunei to halt its plans.
Adulterers risk death by stoning too, while thieves face amputation of a right hand on their first offence and a left foot on their second. The new laws apply to children and foreigners, even if they are not Muslim. Brunei has had a “de facto moratorium” on capital punishment for over two decades and “this will also be applied to cases under the which provides a wider scope for remission,” he said.
“We are conscious of the fact that misperceptions may cause apprehension. However, we believe that once these have been cleared, the merit of the law will be evident,” the sultan said.
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