islamic center teachers jailed...

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/10/islamic-centre-teachers-jailed-beat-boy-birmingham

Two teachers at a Birmingham Islamic centre who beat a 10-year-old pupil have each been jailed for a year.

Mohammed Siddique, a 60-year-old imam, and his 24-year-old son, Mohammed Waqar, punished the boy for perceived shortcomings during religious lessons, including study of the Qur’an.

Birmingham crown court heard that the pair beat the boy on two occasions each and he suffered extensive bruising. He was too ashamed to tell his family what had happened but an investigation began after the child eventually confided to a learning mentor at his school.

Judge Mark Wall QC told the pair he had considered suspending the prison term but concluded “it would not be right to do so”. He said a message had to be sent that such brutality – which included using a plastic rod – could not be tolerated.

He added: “This is not a case where you each overreacted only once to provocation, neither is it a case in which you misunderstood what constitutes proper punishment and therefore requires some guidance from probation services as to where that boundary lies.

Only one year , they should be locked away forever .

Vicar Of Dibley wrote:Only one year , they should be locked away forever .

they are Muslims it was only ever going to be a token sentence....

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