The prosecutor in Matay city , Province of Minia (Upper Egypt) has issued decision to flog one of the citizens, eighty lashes and apply the text of verses 90 and 91 of Surah of Maeda from Holy Qur'an which prohibits drinking alcohol The prosecutor commissioned officer of the police station, to execute the decision and in case of the officer refrained from implementing it will be applied to him the text of verse No. 44, 45 and 47 of Surah of Maeda because of Non-application of the law of God
It is worth mentioned that the citizen Mohammed Eid Rajab, who works at the Syndicate of musical professions was accused of drunk in public road and the record number 1446 for the year 2013 cover of Matay was edited against him , then the accused citizen was presented to the prosecutor who issued this up normal decision
The decision for drinking alcohol decision to flog him eighty lashes and apply the text of verses 90 and 91 of Surah of Maeda which prohibits drinking alcohol, this decision surprised the lawyer of the accused citizen because it is contrary to the Egyptian Penal Code
Al Kalema center for human rights, has denounced that decision to its violation of the Penal Code and the judiciary because it does not have a text so far punished to flog, as well as the decisions of the Public Prosecution are limited to the assignment of the accused for trial in the event of proven the charge or release him in case of doubt in the charge
The prosecution does not have the right in issuing decisions to sentence with flog or any What happened from that prosecutor is the first of its kind in the modern history of the Egyptian judiciary may encourage some prosecutors belonging to the stream of political Islam to issue similar decisions in the coming period, unless the State shall take firm and decisive action against these extremists and keep them away from the judiciary
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