The most horrific punishments in the world

CAUTION: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE- Exclusive vision shows Malaysian prisoners being caned with a Rotan for punishment.

A man has been ordered to have his eyes gouged after attacking a girl with acid. Picture: File photo. Source: Getty Images

AUSTRALIA seems like a walk in the park for criminals when you hear about the bizarre punishments handed out in other countries.

In Iran, a man has been ordered to have his eyes gouged out and his ears and nose chopped off after attacking a girl with acid, an opposition group claimed.

In a literal application of the tradition "an eye for an eye", the man known only as Jamshid, will be punished for leaving a girl blind and disfigured.

The victim, Sharin, lost both eyes and one of her ears in the horrific attack last year.

Iran defends the use of mutilation as a form of punishment under the country's judicial system.

This is not the only bizarre method of punishment still used across the world.

STONING

Countries: Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and some states in Nigeria

Crime: Adultery or homosexual relationships in some countries

Forty eight-year-old Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim is stoned to death in Somalia. A local Islamist court sentenced the victim to death by stoning after he was found guilty of committing adultery. Source: AP

This is a form of execution by torture where the individual who throws the deadly stone cannot be identified.

It is considered a justice system based on hard line and literal interpretation of Sharia law.

Although there is no mention of stoning in the Koran, supporters argue it is legitimised by the acts and sayings of the Prophet Mohamed.

A 19-year-old woman is stoned to death by a crowd in Afghanistan in 2011 for alleged adultery. Picture: BBC Source: Supplied

In Somalia, a 13-year-old girl was buried up to her neck and stoned to death by 50 men in a stadium with 1000 spectators. After her death it was revealed she had been raped by three men and she was arrested after trying to report the rape to militants who control the city.

BURNED ALIVE

Country: Papua New Guinea

Crime: Witchcraft

After a series of brutal public killings, the 1971 Sorcery Act was repealed in PNG last year. Up until this point, the accusation of sorcery as a plausible murder defence was possible.

In February 2013, young mother Kepari Leniata was stripped, tortured and burned alive at a crowded village market on top of car tyres and trash. The 20-year-old victim had been accused of witchcraft by relatives of a boy who died of an illness. They believed Ms Leniata had caused the death by using sorcery.

AMPUTATION

Country: Somalia

Crime: Theft

These four teenagers had an arm and leg amputated for stealing. Source: AP

Four teenagers had a leg and arm amputated after being found guilty by Sharia court of stealing mobile phones and guns.

The rare public amputation occurred in front of a crowd of 300 spectators.

"Their right hands and left legs have been cut off. They are due to be taken away by ambulance now for treatment," resident Mohamed Noh said.

This disturbing event occurred when the organisation known as Al-Shabaab took control of major cities and enforced hard line Islamic law. Since 2013, they have retreated but still impose a strict form of Sharia law on some rural regions.

Last week, a group of Islamic militants reportedly live tweeted an amputation of a man's hand in Syria. They said the man was a thief who had admitted his crimes and wanted to be cleansed of his sins.

In Syria, the amputation of a man's hand was allegedly live tweeted. Source: Supplied

CANING

Country: Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and some African countries.

Crime: Range of offences including kidnapping, robbery, drug abuse, vandalism, rioting, sexual abuse, possession of weapons and for foreigners who overstay their visa by more than 90 days.

A man is publicly caned for breaking the Sharia Law in Indonesia, 30 January 2009. Source: AP

Medically-supervised caning is used regularly in Singapore and other countries. The wide cane is soaked in water to prevent it from splitting during use. The offender is ordered to strip naked, examined by a doctor and then whacked on the bare bottom at full force. The amount of strokes is dependant on the crime and the caning officer leaves intervals of 10 to 15 seconds between each.

The pain has been described as "beyond excruciating", with the amount of blood "like a bleeding nose". The wound can take up to a month to heal and sometimes can scar the offender.

US student Michael Fay was sentenced in Singapore to caning for two counts of vandalism. Source: AP

The caning of American student Michael Fay in Singapore in 1994 received worldwide media attention. He had vandalised a number of motor vehicles. He received four strokes of the cane after outrage over his six-stroke sentence.

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