What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?
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For certain actions, e.g. murder, Sharia may prescribe the death penalty , which is implemented in some Muslim-majority countries. This opens the possibility that an innocent person could be mistakenly executed. This situation could be regarded as murder, and hence might attract the death penalty too.
**Question**: What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?
It seems possible that there is no punishment, since the hypothetical incorrect execution was a mistake. However, that feels unjust.
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones
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Dec 5, 2016, 08:40 PM
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