Gay men will be crushed to death by pushing a WALL onto them as part of nationwide return to Sharia law in Afghanistan under the Taliban, one of the Islamist group's judges reveals
- Gul Rahim, 38, Taliban judge, has given a glimpse of life under the Islamist group
- Spoke matter-of-factly about chopping off the hands and legs of thieves
- Said gays should be stoned to death or killed by having a wall toppled on them
- Women can leave the house, he insisted, though have to get a permit first
Rahim revealed his vision of justice in an interview with German newspaper Bild, speaking to a reporter close to the central Afghan province where he has been based for several years.
Speaking about a recent case he adjudicated, he said a man was found to have stolen a ring from a house - so he ordered that his hand be cut off.
'I asked the owner of the ring if he would also ask that the thief's leg be hacked off because he not only stole the ring but broke in, which means that he had committed two crimes,' he added.
'But the owner of the house agreed that only the hand would be chopped off.'
In another recent judgement, he ordered that a gang caught kidnapping and smuggling people should be hanged.
'Depending on the crime, we can start with fingertips or fingers. For worse offenses, we cut the wrist, elbow, or upper arm. Death by stoning or hanging is the only option for the greatest crimes', he said.
Asked what punishments the Taliban considers for gay men, he replied that there are only two options.
'Either stoning or he has to stand behind a wall that falls on him. The wall must be 8ft to 10ft high,' he said.
As the Taliban quickly retakes territory amid America's departure from the country, many women are trying to leave - afraid of living life under the Islamist group.
Rahim did little to assuage those fears when he insisted that women will be allowed to leave the house under Taliban rule, though will have to obtain a permit first.
Taliban judge gives grim vision of life in Afghanistan after US leave
Gul Rahim, 38, a judge in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan, has given a terrifying vision of how 'justice' will be doled out if the group re-takes power, with executions reminiscent of the 1990s.
