One woman is scheduled to be executed on Thursday January 29 in Rafsanjan
Iran Human Rights, January 26: One woman is scheduled to be hanged on Thursday February 29, in the prison of Rafsanjan (south-eastern Iranian province of Kerman), reproted the state run news agnecy Aftab.
The woman who suffers that he has an attack of epilepsy that night, claims that the event was an accident. Woman’s lawyer Mr. Khoramshahi has written a letter to Shahroudi, head of the Iranian judiciary, asking him to use his power to halt the execution. According to the lawyer more time is needed for the woman to get pardon of her deceased husband’s family.
According to the Iranian daily Etemaad, the woman is identified as Masoumeh. According to the report, Masoumeh had an argue with the husband that day, and when he held her from behind she tried to hit a stone at his hand, but she got an epileptic seizure (she has known epilepsy). When she woke up, she saw that the husband is dead. The incident happened 9 years ago. Masoumeh claims that it was not a murder but just an accident.
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