Sanee: A Yemeni court on Sunday ordered the amputation of the right hand and left foot of a man convicted of robbery, the official Saba news agency said.
The court in Sanaa found Abdulrahman al-Juri guilty of attacking a man and robbing a sum of cash he was transporting in a vehicle belonging to a money exchange firm, Saba reported.
Amputation of limbs is a punishment stipulated by sharia, or Islamic law for robbery.
The judge also ordered the release of three others, saying they had already spent enough time in custody.
The court in Sanaa found Abdulrahman al-Juri guilty of attacking a man and robbing a sum of cash he was transporting in a vehicle belonging to a money exchange firm, Saba reported.
Amputation of limbs is a punishment stipulated by sharia, or Islamic law for robbery.
The judge also ordered the release of three others, saying they had already spent enough time in custody.
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