Each country has its own laws and rules of life. The laws of our country are clear to us, perhaps some of them seem ridiculous, strange, but their logic is clear. The norms of social life and the legislation of neighboring countries are also acceptable, but if you pay attention to states where religion has become the basis of laws, and in many respects different from Orthodoxy, there is a sharp sense of misunderstanding.
The Middle East lives according to the laws of Sharia - a religion that strictly regulates all spheres of a citizen's life. Saudi Arabia has the lowest level of poverty, on the other hand, it’s cruel rules of coexistence. What oddities make you sad for anyone interested in life in this country?
Public executions
The number of executions carried out at a gathering of people in Saudi Arabia is not reduced. In 2016, 150 of them were carried out, which is 8 cases fewer than in 2015. On the first day of 2019, there were 3 public acts of decapitation. Saudi Arabia is not the only country where such terrible events are held, but their number is still less than in Pakistan or India.
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, divination, and divination in Saudi Arabia are crimes because they contradict the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The main problem is that there are no clear criteria for determining the concept of "witchcraft", therefore this paragraph of law is interpreted as the judge and the executive authorities wish.
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For example, one of the residents was put to death because he kept candles, which supposedly contribute to the breakup of the family. The authorities can also ambiguously assess the citizen's passion for astrology or extrasensory practices. In Saudi Arabia, there are 9 special bureaus dedicated exclusively to the fight against witchcraft.
Criticism of the government
Saudi Arabia lives according to Sharia law, but in this set of rules there is not a single mention that the government of the country or the political structure of power cannot be criticized. Nevertheless, a citizen is punished by imprisonment for a term of 5 to 10 years with a fine of about 5 thousand dollars and a thousand lashes for words or texts condemning the royal family.
In 2017, the Arab government conducted the largest raid related to anti-government criticism. As a result, dozens of ministers, government officials of various ranks, and others who condemned Crown Prince Mohammed Salman were arrested.
Symmetry of Punishment
The eye for eye principle in Saudi Arabia is being implemented literally. For example, Ali al-Hawahir, aged 14, stabbed his friend. As a result, the adolescent was paralyzed. Ali al-Khawahir for this crime was imprisoned for 10 years, after serving his sentence, in 2013, he was paralyzed by surgical intervention. In addition to the “eye for eye” principle, Saudi Arabia continues to severely punish thieves. Citizen caught in theft, cut off his hand.
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Drugs
To date, no one can reliably say what percentage of the population in Saudi Arabia uses drugs. In this country, such hobbies are punishable by death. In 2018, half of all death sentences were imposed in drug cases.
Despite such a tough stance by the authorities, a huge amount of prohibited substances passes through the country. So, in 2010, 12.8 tons of amphetamine were seized there, which is more than half of the total seizures worldwide. Most of the drugs were presented in the form of captagon tablets.
Danger to the LGBT community
Sharia law does not grant homosexuals any rights, however, some American media believe that homosexual communities are widespread in Saudi Arabia (probably as wide as in Chechnya). Journalists fear that in the future there may be many victims of the current regime who will be subjected to prolonged imprisonment.
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It is no less dangerous in the Arab country to carry out gender reassignment operations. In 2017, in Riyarde, at a Pakistani ceremony dedicated to the celebration of transgender people, police arrested more than 30 people. According to human rights organizations, two of those arrested died from beating. Saudi authorities said that one of them died as a result of a heart attack. As a punishment, each prisoner had to pay a fine of more than 30 thousand euros for their participation in the event.
Environmental pollution
Saudi Arabia is a leader in the production of desalinated water suitable for human consumption. For a country located in an extremely arid climate, this is a vital production. But some US environmentalists believe that the main problem is the lack of technical equipment of production lines and poor quality service.
As a result of insufficiently effective treatment facilities, 1.5 cubic meters of water with a high content of copper, chlorine and other substances, which are discharged back into the ocean, fall for every cubic meter of drinking water. Such actions pose an environmental threat.
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Profanity
In the world, a lot of people use idiomatic expressions, often out of place, sometimes the result of profanity is a friendly slap in the face. In Saudi Arabia, the issue of using such expressions was approached at the state level, fining citizens who are too zealous in using profanity. The penalties for such speech or written expressions can be up to 5 thousand dollars.
The democratic public is concerned about the fact that the vast majority of messages with obscene expressions are made in personal correspondence, but become known to the judiciary. Also, the indignation of journalists causes gender inequality. For the use of swear words, women are punished more severely, men most often get off with light punishments.
Locust
The locust invasion is one of the problems of the region; humanity has not yet learned how to deal with this phenomenon. A swarm of insects moves very quickly, overcoming more than 500 kilometers a day, destroying any vegetation in its path. The authorities of Saudi Arabia spend enormous sums on the fight against invasions, for example, in 1989 the costs amounted to 300 million US dollars. In 2004, locusts damaged the country's agriculture, valued at $ 100 million.
