Brunei delays death penalty under Islamic law after int'l criticism

Brunei announced Sunday it will not immediately impose the death penalty by stoning for the offense of engaging in adultery or gay sex after the tiny Asian nation was the target of global backlash over its interpretation of Islamic law.Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said in a broadcast on national television that his oil-rich kingdom will impose a "moratorium" on the death penalty in cases involving the shariah penal code."As evident for more than two decades, we have practiced a de facto moratorium on the execution of the death penalty for cases under the common law," he said. "This will a…READ FULL ARTICLE