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Iran postpones blinding man in retribution punishment
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has postponed blinding a convicted man in retribution for throwing acid in the face of a woman in 2004, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
A court sentenced Majid Mohavedi in 2008 to be blinded in both eyes for taking away the sight of Ameneh Bahrami by pouring acid in her face after she spurned his offers of marriage.
Under Iran's Islamic law, imposed since the 1979 Islamic revolution, qesas (retribution) is permitted in cases where bodily injuries are inflicted.
"The punishment of Majid was scheduled to be carried out on Saturday at a hospital but it has been postponed," Fars quoted an unnamed official as saying, without giving details.
In 2004, Mohavedi threw acid at Bahrami's face, blinding the then 24-year-old electronics graduate in both eyes for refusing to marry him, despite several approaches from his family, who are also considered complicit in the attack.
Bahrami, whose hands, neck and face were also disfigured in the attack, said she did not want to take revenge, but wanted to "prevent it from happening to someone else."
Mohavedi turned himself to the police and confessed in 2005.
Bahrami and her lawyer were not aware that the punishment had been postponed, the students news agency ISNA reported. "I haven't got any official news on the postponement of the verdict," ISNA quoted her lawyer Ali Sarrafi as saying.
"The verdict has been issued by the court and it is legally enforceable unless it is postponed due to legal reasons."
Judiciary officials were not available for comment.
Amnesty International has urged Iran not to carry out the sentence, saying: "the Iranian authorities have a responsibility under international law to ensure it does not go ahead."
"Regardless of how horrific the crime suffered by Ameneh Bahrami, being blinded with acid is a cruel and inhuman punishment amounting to torture," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy director for Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Program.
(Writing by Mitra Amiri, Editing by Diana Abdallah)
Iran postpones blinding man in retribution punishment
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has postponed blinding a convicted man in retribution for throwing acid in the face of a woman in 2004, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
A court sentenced Majid Mohavedi in 2008 to be blinded in both eyes for taking away the sight of Ameneh Bahrami by pouring acid in her face after she spurned his offers of marriage.
Under Iran's Islamic law, imposed since the 1979 Islamic revolution, qesas (retribution) is permitted in cases where bodily injuries are inflicted.
"The punishment of Majid was scheduled to be carried out on Saturday at a hospital but it has been postponed," Fars quoted an unnamed official as saying, without giving details.
In 2004, Mohavedi threw acid at Bahrami's face, blinding the then 24-year-old electronics graduate in both eyes for refusing to marry him, despite several approaches from his family, who are also considered complicit in the attack.
Bahrami, whose hands, neck and face were also disfigured in the attack, said she did not want to take revenge, but wanted to "prevent it from happening to someone else."
Mohavedi turned himself to the police and confessed in 2005.
Bahrami and her lawyer were not aware that the punishment had been postponed, the students news agency ISNA reported. "I haven't got any official news on the postponement of the verdict," ISNA quoted her lawyer Ali Sarrafi as saying.
"The verdict has been issued by the court and it is legally enforceable unless it is postponed due to legal reasons."
Judiciary officials were not available for comment.
Amnesty International has urged Iran not to carry out the sentence, saying: "the Iranian authorities have a responsibility under international law to ensure it does not go ahead."
"Regardless of how horrific the crime suffered by Ameneh Bahrami, being blinded with acid is a cruel and inhuman punishment amounting to torture," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy director for Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Program.
(Writing by Mitra Amiri, Editing by Diana Abdallah)
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In Guatemala, we had MINUGUA. A UN humanitarian mission. I have no valuable data, references, etc, but I am sure to say that most of my fellow citizens agree that MINUGUA usually only favored criminals. When a suspect of any crime, especialy those of murders, extorsions, kidnapping, MINUGUA officers quickly came for their support. While the victims had no help from their part. Add corruption and judges being paid by crime organizations, and what you have left is impunity at all levels.
We now have a government human rights office that is the same deal.
For example, most recenently. Long story short. Criminals from prison control crime organizations that threaten the whole country. One form of extorsion are demanding a monthly amount of money to owners of public transportation buses. If they don´t pay they kill the pilots. Hundreds of pilots have been killed in the past 4 years. Owners as well and not to mention passengers. But the hit is usualy against the pilots. Everyone knows the orders come from within the prisons. About 6 years ago, a commando broke into one of the largest prisons in Guatemala and brought control within its walls. These prisoners even had hookers inside the prison, tvs, pool tables, jacuzzis, etc. Evidence was found of people being kidnapped inside the prison. You get the whole picture. About a dozen of prisoners were killed. They had guns, too.
The warden is being prosecuted of manslaughter for this incident. He is currently in jail. How can we trust our justice system? The human rights office is appealing for his conviction!