Syria amends honour killing law

[sledge_hammer]

yupp... we need a trial and supported with 4 truthful witnesses... failing to provide the witnesses... they cannot be punished according to hudood..

How often are there 4 witnesses when 2 people are having "illicit" sex?

 

[Muezzin]

How often are there 4 witnesses when 2 people are having "illicit" sex?

Congratulations, you’ve found the point of the Sharia law about adultery.

I.e. the punishment is deliberately scary and violent, but should be very rarely administered due to the intentionally high standard of proof. The point is to deter people from committing the act, not to encourage them to do it so people can stone them.