Blasphemy: Turk awaits appeals court ruling
Ghazanfar Ali Khan; 6/7/08
An appeal status is still unresolved in the death verdict of a Turkish barber who has been in jail for 15 months amid grief, fear and suspense. Sabri Bogday, who was running a barbershop in Jeddah, was handed down the death penalty in April for blasphemy. “The case is in the appeals court in Jeddah, and the Turkish mission is awaiting the court’s decision at the moment,” said Turkish Ambassador Naci Koru. “No Turkish national has been executed in Saudi Arabia in the last 15 years and we will exert all efforts, with the help of Saudi officials, to see this man is set free,” he said.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=111554&d=6&m=7&y=2008
Tags: Capital Punishment, Religion, Saudi Arabia