Pakistan court orders men's ears, noses hacked off

Two men were tried under anti-terror laws in Lahore, Pakistan for attacking a woman and cutting off her nose and ears after they thought she was dead. The men, who had three accomplices, were trying to make an example of the woman for rejecting a marriage proposal. The court tried them under anti-terror laws because "the incident 'created tyranny' in the district." The court sentenced the two brothers to life in prison and charged with a 700,000 rupee fine to compensate the victim. The court also ordered that the men's ears and noses be cut off, but the high court must first approve it and a doctor must declare that the men would survive the punishment.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/pakistan.harsh.justice/index.html

By: Sam Lent