Amnesty slams Brunei’s new ‘vicious’ Islamic criminal laws

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Amnesty International has slammed plans by Brunei to implement what the rights group calls “vicious” Islamic criminal laws such as stoning to death for gay sex and amputation for theft.
Amnesty says the new penalties, which also apply to children, are provided for in new sections under Brunei’s Sharia Penal Code and will come into effect April 3.
Brunei’s sultan instituted the Sharia Penal Code in 2014 to bolster the influence of Islam