"The man stems from a good family, unlike the woman." With this argument, a Swedish court has acquitted an Iraqi man charged with abusing his wife, sparking outrage over the first instance where "Sharia Law" was applied by the Nordic nation's legal system. ....
The ruling, adopted by a divided court, triggered an immediate response from Sweden's legal circles.
"This is one of the most prejudiced and strange
judgments I have read. Not completely unexpectedly dictated by two lay
judges. Still no one in charge who wants to do something about the lay
judge system?" former Swedish Bar Association president Bengt Ivarsson
tweeted.
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