Nigerian spared death penalty. (Law & Justice).(Safiya Hussaini)(Brief Article)

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Safiya Hussaini (r), a 35-year-old divorced mother of five sentenced to death by stoning last fall for sex outside of wedlock, is overjoyed after hearing her life will be spared thanks to the ruling of a Muslim appeals court in Sokoto, Nigeria. The court acquitted Hussaini, ruling there was insufficient evidence to justify the harsh penalty under Islamic law. Tambari Usman, one of four judges on the appeals panel, said an alleged confession by Hussaini was inadmissible because p...

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