ISIS executes and crucifies man in Syria for ‘ apostasy’

Aleppo ( Syria), July 29: The Islamic State jihadist group has publicly executed and crucified a man in Syria’s northern Aleppo province for alleged apostasy, the local ARA News website said Friday quoting activists and eyewitnesses.

Twenty- eight- year- old Hussein Muhammad was executed by gunfire on Thursday, and his corpse was strung up on an electricity pole in central Albab, ARA News reported.

Hundreds of al- Bab residents gathered on Thursday to watch the execution, ARA News said, citing activists.

“The victim’s body will remain crucified for three days, and IS has warned that anyone who tries to remove it will be mercilessly punished,” rights activist Ahmed al-Beik was cited as telling ARA News.

A Shariah court sentenced Muhammad to death for apostasy after he was reportedly arrested earlier this week by ISIS’ religious police in al- Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo province.

“The Sharia Court accused Muhammad of apostasy for refusing to join prayers at the mosque,” a media activist was quoted as telling ARA News in al- Bab, speaking on condition of anonymity.