Islam does not support mercy for criminals – Cleric 

An Islamic cleric, Dr. Abdulateef Abdulhakeem, has condemned the pardon and reintegration of criminals into the society, describing the signifier arsenic contrary to Islamic Sharia.

Speaking astatine the 20th day of the Osun State Independent Shari’ah Panel successful Osogbo, Abdulhakeem argued that Sharia is designed to uphold justness and does not enactment granting mercy to criminals based connected their connections to those successful authority.

“Sharia is to found justice. Islam does not enactment the ‘prerogative of injustice’ whereby a slayer volition beryllium released due to the fact that of closeness to authority.

“Nigerians volition not privation Sharia to basal due to the fact that it does not enactment mercy for criminals oregon reintegration of criminals backmost into society,” helium said.

He urged governments to comply with Section 275 of the Nigerian Constitution, which provides for the constitution of Sharia Courts, insisting that specified courts would assistance modulate the behaviour of Muslims and code transgression tendencies wrong the religion community.

According to him, Sharia Courts are meant for Muslims and would not impact Christians, arsenic accepted courts stay disposable to each citizens.

He added that nary religion permits unit oregon coercion and that due spiritual institutions could assistance cur...