Blindfolded, shot in the head and strung up on a crucifix for all to see, the body of a suspected murderer is paraded in a town square for people to take pictures on mobile phones.
The man was accused of ‘purposefully killing a Muslim to take his money’ in a Sharia court set up by terror cell The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria who have overrun the city of Raqqa, northern Syria.
Such a crime, according to Sharia doctrine, is punishable by death, but how he should be executed is less specific.
In this man’s case, he was blindfolded and led from the court to the city’s centre and shot in the head at point-blank range.
His lifeless body was then tied to wooden cross on a makeshift stage and left in the sun for all to see.
Public crucifixion: Beaten, blindfolded and crucified in a town square, a thief is strung up for townsfolk to take pictures on their mobile phones.
Brutal reminder: Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the execution site to catch a glimpse of the dead man’s body, as it was paraded in public as a brutal reminder of what happens to thieves under Sharia Law.
Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the execution site to catch a glimpse of the dead man’s body, as it was paraded in public as a brutal reminder of what happens to thiose who fall foul of the Sharia rule of law.
It is unclear exactly what the dead man stole, but a video of his grisly death, filmed on a mobile phone, was posted on social network sites this week.
Sharia justice: The man was accused of ‘purposefully killing a Muslim to take his money’ in a Sharia court set up by The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Raqqa, northern Syria.
Awaiting death: The barbarous punishment was exacted by fundamentalist group The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Raqqa, northern Syria.
British bomber: The group behind his execution is the same outfit that sponsored father-of-three Abdul Waheed Majeed, a former lorry-driver from Crawley, West Sussex, who blew himself to pieces last month when he drove a lorry packed with explosives through the walls of Aleppo prison in the war-torn country.
Harsh justice: It is unclear exactly what the dead man stole, but a video of his grisly death, filmed on a mobile phone, was posted on social network sites this week.
Masked executioners: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have taken a Christian church in the city and dish out Islamic punishments at a Sharia court set up nearby.
The group behind his execution is the same outfit that sponsored father-of-three Abdul Waheed Majeed, a former lorry-driver from Crawley, West Sussex, who blew himself to pieces last month when he drove a lorry packed with explosives through the walls of Aleppo prison in the war-torn country.
Relatives have told how he had worked for the Highways Agency in the UK but gave up his job six months ago to join a convoy running aid into Syria.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have taken a Christian church in the city and dish out Islamic punishments at a Sharia court.
An intelligence source told The Sun: ‘The aim is to generate fear. Justice does not come into it.’
