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International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Iran
(Islamic Republic of) |
4
Apr 1968 |
24
Jun 1975 |
Covenant
- Part III Article 6
1. Every
human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by
law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.
2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court. ____________________________________________________________________
IRAN - WOMAN CONVICTED OF ADULTERY
MAY BE HANGED VS. STONED
December 26,
2011|By the CNN Wire Staff
A
woman sentenced to die by stoning will be executed, Iranian officials said, but
the method of execution is still being debated, according to an Iranian media
report.
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's case drew international attention after she was sentenced to die by stoning for adultery.
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani was convicted of adultery.
"This
lady is accused of two crimes," Hojatoleslam Sharifi, the judiciary chief
of Eastern Azarbaijan province, said at a news conference Monday, the
semi-official Iran Student's News Agency reported. "One is adultery, which
is punishable by stoning to death, and the other is assisting in her husband's
murder. She is currently serving 10 years for helping to kill her husband."
He
said "we did not have the needed facility for stoning," so officials
asked the then-head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi, for advice,
Sharifi said. "He was too busy at the time, and this issue was left for
his successor to handle."
The current judiciary head, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani,
"is of the opinion that since the objective is execution, and since
stoning is not practical, the execution should be done by hanging," he
said. "However, (Larijiani) has decided to wait for now and discuss the
issue with other Islamic scholars until a clear and accurate decision is
reached."
Officials have decided to await Larijani's decision.
Since Ashtiani is currently serving time, "we agreed there is no
hurry," Sharifi said.
"What I can tell you now is that we are waiting to
see if someone who has been sentenced to be executed by stoning could be
executed by hanging instead."
Ashtiani, a mother of two, will be executed as soon as a
decision is reached, Sharifi said.
Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in 2006 and was later
convicted of being an accessory to murder in her husband's death. Her family
has denied that she played any role in the death.
Human rights groups and various governments have urged
In 2010,