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Iran: Women at risk of being executed for adultery
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Source: Iran Human Rights www.iranhr.net
Updated! During the past few days and possibly because of international pressure have been a series of statements by members of the Iranian government with conflicting reports about the legal status of Sakineh Mohammadi, and whether or not to be stoned. It is necessary that the Iranian authorities to officially clarify their children and lawyers what the current status Sakineh Mohammadi. Meanwhile, we can not exclude that Mohammadi Sakineh be stoned at any time. In addition, the son of Sakineh, Sajjad Qaderzadeh, was quoted in Tabriz central prison, and is believed to have been interrogated by officials of the Ministry of Information, which may have threatened to grant no more interviews about the case of madre.Tu firm is still important. Mohammadi Sakineh
Ashtiani, mother of two, is in jail since 2005. In May 2006 he was sentenced to 99 lashes for having an 'illicit relationship' with two men. Subsequently, was convicted of having an "affair" and was sentenced to death by stoning. At trial, two of the five judges of the court declared her innocent, saying he had been sentenced to flogging and that there was insufficient evidence of adultery against her. However, the other three, including the president of the court, found guilty based on "knowledge the judge, "a principle of Iranian law that allows judges to take a decision regarding the guilt of the accused, even in the absence of clear evidence or conclusive. The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence on May 27, 2007. His pardon depends on the decision of the Amnesty and Clemency Commission, which has denied it twice. The Iranian government issued a statement on July 8 which reported that Mohammadi Sakineh Ashtiani would not be stoned, and thereafter, on 13 July, Iranian Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, dismissed these claims by attributing them to "Western propaganda." Given this situation it is necessary Iranian authorities to clarify their children and lawyers what the current status Sakineh Mohammadi.Hasta that she and her lawyer have received official notification, these contradictory statements not be excluded that Sakineh Mohammadi can be stoned. On July 14, Sajjad Qaderzadeh, son of Sakineh Ashtiani Mohammadi, was quoted in Tabriz central prison, and is believed to have been interrogated by officials of the Ministry of Information, which may have threatened for not granting more interviews on If your mother.
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