Saturday 25 October 2014

IRAN: WOMAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING A RAPIST

 
Wonders they say shall never cease as a 27 year old Reyhaney Jabbari, was condemned by hanging in Iran today 25th October, 7 years after she killed a man that she claimed had attempted to rape her. Reyhaney was sentenced to death in 2009 for the stabbing death of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former intelligence officer.
 
A court ruled that she killed Morteza on purpose because she had bought the knife two days before she stabbed him in the back with it. In her defence, Reyhaney said she'd stabbed the man out of self defence. The court overruled her claims and sentenced her to death, a ruling which was upheld by Iran's Supreme court.

The execution was carried out today after the victim's family refused to pardon Reyhaney or accept money from her family. Many human rights bodies including Amnesty International had over the years called on Iran's judiciary to halt the execution but they went ahead with it. Her mother confirmed it, saying Reyhaney was hanged in a Tehran prison very early this morning. 
 
 
News-Portal Nigeria 2014

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