A man has
reportedly been blindfolded and thrown off a tower block in Syria for
‘being gay’ before being stoned to death after surviving the fall.
New
images have emerged appearing to show ISIS militants hurling the man
off the seven-storey building in the town of Tal Abyad in Raqqa.
The
man, who was supposedly being punished for having a ‘homosexual
affair’, apparently survived the fall, but was stoned to death by a
waiting crowd at the foot of the tower block.
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Footage shows the man sat on a plastic chair, while blindfolded, before being thrown off the tower block
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It is believed the man was hurled from the building, at least seven storeys high, as punishment for 'being gay'
The man appeared to survive the fall, but was reportedly stoned to death by a waiting crowd at the bottom
The
London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a
network of activists on the ground, claims the man was thrown from the
building before being beaten to death.
Photographs
of the incident appear to show the man - who is thought to be in his
50s - sat on a white, plastic chair while blindfolded.
He is surrounded by at least two masked militants, who are dressed in black clothing and army fatigues.
The man is then thrown from the top of the tower block and one photograph shows him falling towards the ground, head first.
It
is believed a 'judgement' was read aloud before he was thrown, which
condemned his sexuality and claimed he should be thrown from the highest
point of the city as punishment.
After falling to the ground, the man can then be seen sat at the foot of the building, having apparently survived the fall.
One
photograph shows another man, dressed in army fatigues and carrying a
portable radio, seemingly checking on the man's condition.
An
aerial photograph then shows the waiting crowd forming a circle around
the injured man before hurling rocks and stones at him. It is
understood he died from his injuries.
Shocking
pictures of the execution, which were posted on Live Leak, are the
latest to emerge of the horrific killing of men in Syria.
Last
month, two men were hurled from the top of a tower block and two others
were crucified in front of a baying crowd as part of a ‘brutal
punishment’ for being gay.
And
in December last year, photos emerged on social media showing a man,
accused of being homosexual, being thrown to his death from a rooftop by
eight ISIS fighters.
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The crowd appeared to surround the man before beating him with stones until he fell unconscious
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Aerial photographs show crowds gathering at the foot of the tower block, which the man was thrown from
During
the same month, ISIS - also known as Islamic State or ISIL - released a
document on social media, explaining the rules of its 'penal code',
which is being brutally enforced across ISIS-held territory in Syria and
Iraq.
Entitled
'Clarification [regarding] the Hudud', the document contains a list of
the punishments handed out for crimes committed in the Islamic State, in
accordance with the extremist group's radical interpretation of Shariah
law.
All
punishments are carried out after a 'trial' at an Islamic State court
and, after the sentencing, the prisoner is taken into the centre of the
town or city.
Men and young boys of all ages are actively encouraged to gather and watch the punishments.
An ISIS fighter then reads out the charges found against the victim before the punishment is carried out in public.
All
forms of blasphemy against Islam are punished by execution, even if the
accuser chooses to repent of their sins. Likewise, committing murder,
spying, apostasy or sodomy is punished by immediate death.
Anyone found guilty of banditry, specifically murder and stealing, is put to death by crucifixion.
According
to Islamic State's reading of Shariah law, thieves have a hand cut off.
It is unclear whether the victim can choose which hand is removed.
Flogging is another common punishment carried out under Islamic State.
According
to the document, 80 lashes of the whip is given to anyone who drinks
alcohol or is found guilty of committing slander. Normally the whipping
is not carried out on bare skin.
The
punishment of stoning, where heavy rocks are thrown or piled on top of
the victim, is ordered for any married man or woman who has committed
adultery.
A hundreds lashes and immediate exile is given to any man or woman who has sex outside of marriage.
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