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Dusseldorf – Beatings under Sharia law? A man was reportedly assaulted on a plane from Turkey to Dusseldorf because he did not want to sit next to a woman. When the flight attendant asked the passenger about it, he allegedly hit her in the face. The police are investigating.
According to BILD, the incident that is now worrying the authorities occurred on June 1 at around 6 a.m. on a Turkish Airlines plane. Accordingly, federal police were present at the airport. Dusseldorf to the one who landed Airplane called to report an attack.
The incident reportedly occurred on board a Turkish Airlines plane.
A criminal case has now been opened Federal Police handed over to the Düsseldorf police, who are conducting further investigations. A police spokesman responded to BILD’s request: “According to initial witness statements, the man cited Sharia law and refused to sit next to the woman.” The flight attendant then spoke to him and the passenger is said to have slapped her.
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According to BILD, the accused passenger is a 29-year-old German from Ruhr regionobviously with a Turkish migration background. BILD has learned that the passenger confessed to the crime to federal police officers.
What is Sharia?
Today the term is used to refer to “Islamic law”. In this legal system, Allah is considered the only god and the supreme lawgiver. In many Muslim-majority countries (such as Saudi Arabia, Iran or Afghanistan), sharia is the primary or sole basis of government legislation. The interpretation and severity of punishments range from moderate to extreme, fundamentalist forms.