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"(CNN) -- A Lebanese man condemned to death for sorcery by a court in Saudi Arabia won't face beheading Friday, his lawyer said Thursday.
May El Khansa told CNN she received assurances from Lebanon's justice minister that Ali Hussain Sibat will not be executed Friday. But there was no indication that Sibat's death sentence would be commuted or that he would be released, she said.
There was no immediate confirmation of the report from Lebanon's Justice Ministry, and Saudi authorities have not responded to requests for comment on Sibat's case. Sibat's wife made an emotional plea for mercy during a CNN interview Thursday, asking the kingdom's rulers to let him come back to his country and his family."
"All I ask is for the Saudi king and the Saudi government to show him mercy -- let him come back to his country and his family," Samira Rahmoon said.
Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network.
Sibat was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police and charged with sorcery while visiting the country for an Islamic pilgrimage in May 2008, according to May El Khansa, his attorney in Lebanon. Saudi authorities have not disclosed details of the charge for which Sibat has been condemned and have not responded to requests for comment on the case.
"We can't understand how they could arrest him and charge him and sentence him to death," Rahmoon said. "It doesn't make any sense."
El Khansa said Wednesday that she had been told about the upcoming execution by a Saudi source with knowledge of the case and the proceedings. Lebanon's government says it has no confirmation that his execution has been set. But Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said he had asked the Saudis to halt any scheduled execution and release Sibat, calling the punishment "disproportionate."
"I have asked them not to implement any execution in this case," he said. "As far as I know, such an act doesn't deserve such a punishment, unless there is something else -- something that I have not had the possibility to study or to examine myself."
Rahmoon said the family has been unable to contact Sibat "for a long time."
A law against witchcraft remains on the books in Lebanon, but is the equivalent of a misdemeanor, Najjar said."
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A Lebanese man condemned to death for sorcery by a court in Saudi Arabia won't face beheading Friday, his lawyer said Thursday.
May El Khansa told CNN she received assurances from Lebanon's justice minister that Ali Hussain Sibat will not be executed Friday. But there was no indication that Sibat's death sentence would be commuted or that he would be released, she said.
There was no immediate confirmation of the report from Lebanon's Justice Ministry, and Saudi authorities have not responded to requests for comment on Sibat's case. Sibat's wife made an emotional plea for mercy during a CNN interview Thursday, asking the kingdom's rulers to let him come back to his country and his family."
"All I ask is for the Saudi king and the Saudi government to show him mercy -- let him come back to his country and his family," Samira Rahmoon said.
Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network.
Sibat was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police and charged with sorcery while visiting the country for an Islamic pilgrimage in May 2008, according to May El Khansa, his attorney in Lebanon. Saudi authorities have not disclosed details of the charge for which Sibat has been condemned and have not responded to requests for comment on the case.
Video: Man awaits death sentence for 'sorcery'
Video: Man gets death for sorcery
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A Lebanese national has been sentenced to death for "sorcery" by a court in Saudi Arabia, and could be executed at any time if his sentence is upheld by the Supreme Court. Another man has been sentenced to death for "apostasy" on grounds relating to "sorcery."
‘Ali Hussain Sibat, who is 46 and has five children, was arrested by the Mutawa’een (religious police) in May 2008, in his hotel room in the city of Madina. He had travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform a form of Muslim pilgrimage, the ‘umra. He was sentenced to death by a court in Madina on 9 November after secret court hearings where he had no legal representation or assistance. Although Amnesty International does not have precise details of the charges on which he was convicted, it has received reports that they were based on the accusation that he had engaged in "sorcery" and is concerned that this arose solely from his exercising his right to freedom of expression.
‘Ali Sibat was a presenter on a TV show on the Lebanese satellite station Sheherazade, where he gave advice and predictions about the future. His lawyer in Lebanon believes that ‘Ali Sibat was arrested because members of the Mutawa’een had recognized him from the show. 'Ali Sibat’s interrogators told him to write down what he did for a living, reassuring him that, if he did so, he would be allowed to go home after a few weeks. This document was presented in court as a "confession," and used to convict him.
In July, a court in the city of Hail sentenced to death another man on grounds relating to "sorcery." His name is unknown but has been reported in the Saudi Arabian press as “the magician of female TV presenters” because he included names of TV presenters in graffiti written on the walls of his house. Members of the Mutawa’een raided the man’s home on 22 February and according to the Saudi Arabian press found it covered in some 100,000 words of graffiti, including distorted verses from the Qur’an. Very little is known about his trial, but the court apparently convicted him on “apostasy” rather than “sorcery” charges according to a press report this was because he was considered "a beginner in the work of sorcery." The man has appealed.
PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Arabic, English or your own language:
Urging the King to halt the execution of ‘Ali Sibat and the man sentenced to death in Hail in July, if their sentences are upheld by the Supreme Court;
Calling on the authorities to release ‘Ali Sibat and the other man immediately and unconditionally if they have been convicted solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression;
Urging the authorities to desist from charging and convicting people for "apostasy," as it violates the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression and freedom of religion.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 19 JANUARY 2010 TO:
King and Prime Minister
His Majesty King ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Al-Saud
The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques
Office of His Majesty the King
Royal Court, Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: (via Ministry of the Interior)
+966 1 403 1185 (please keep trying)
Salutation: Your Majesty
Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior
His Royal Highness Prince Naif bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Al-Saud, Ministry of the Interior, P.O. Box 2933, Airport Road
Riyadh 11134
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966 1 403 1185 (please keep trying)
Salutation: Your Royal Highness
The crime of “sorcery” is not defined, and has been used to punish people for the legitimate exercise of their human rights, including the rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, belief and expression. The criminalization of apostasy is incompatible with the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
At least 158 people were executed in 2007, and at least 102 in 2008. Since the beginning of 2009, a further 67 people are known to have been executed. Amnesty International is aware of at least 140 people currently on death row, of whom 104 are foreign nationals. The true figures are believed to be much higher.A Lebanese national has been sentenced to death for "sorcery" by a court in... more
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