An Islamic court in Nigeria has permanently¹ banned a rights group from holding an internet debate about amputation² as a form of punishment.

尼日利亚一座穆斯林法院永久性地禁止一个人权组织在网上组织一场辩论，该辩论讨论的是关于截肢作为一种惩罚手段是否合适。

Court-ordered amputations remain controversial in Nigeria

This follows a temporary order made last week by a court in northern Nigeria preventing Facebook and Twitter being used to discuss the issue.

The ban was initially³ sought by a pro-Sharia group which said internet sites would be used to mock（嘲弄） Islamic law.

The Sharia（伊斯兰教教法） code runs alongside secular⁴（世俗的，长期的） law in 12 of Nigeria's 36 states.

In 2000, Malam Buba Bello Jangebe was the first person in Nigeria to have an amputation（截肢） carried out under Islamic law after being found guilty of stealing a cow.

The Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria started a Twitter feed, blog and Facebook debate about it so "Nigerians could air their opinions on Sharia law as a whole".

But the Association of Muslim Brotherhood⁵ of Nigeria, a pro-Sharia group based in the northern city of Kaduna, argued that the forums⁶ would mock the Sharia system.

The court agreed and issued a temporary ban on the internet discussions last week.

Tuesday's ruling makes the ban permanent.