BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: Brunei has postponed its implementation of harsh Islamic punishments, due to begin Tuesday, that have earned condemnation from the United Nations and sparked rare criticism at home.
The new criminal code brings in execution by stoning as the punishment for gay sex and adultery as well as rape.
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