Man stoned to death in Iran for adultery: judiciary

[Andrew49]

The Iranian legal system has notched up another appalling abuse under it's application of Sharia law.

A man was stoned to death in Iran for adultery but the woman involved in the case repented, the judiciary said on Tuesday, suggesting her life was spared. The Islamic Republic has been heavily criticized by the European Union, rights groups and the United Nations for stoning convicted criminals and there are official Iranian recommendations the practice should not occur.

Asked whether he could confirm that a man charged with adultery was stoned to death in the northern city of Rasht during the Iranian month that ended on March 20, judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi told a news conference:"What you said about stoning is correct. But the woman repented ... Among the instances in which the sentence is not performed is when there is a repentance by the individual involved."

Washington Post

[Cato]

Ah the religion of peace.

[seabhcan]

Iran - an equal opertunity stoner.

[DaBrow]

Stoning people or executing people for adultery is a step too far.

Why not a more non-lethal punishment, like being whipped or breaking their bones?

That is as far as I would go............ The Don Corleone punishment would make you learn the lesson and never do that again.

[garlandgreen]

Stoning people or executing people for adultery is a step too far.

Why not a more non-lethal punishment, like being whipped or breaking their bones?

That is as far as I would go............

You truly are the greatest humanitarian of our times. Bless you Superman

[DaBrow]

You truly are the greatest humanitarian of our times. Bless you Superman

That is only what I would do if I found my wife cheating on me and do the male adulterer.

The Woman, I'd publicly shame her


Call it preserving honour, sdultery should not be tolerated in any society.............. especially ours

[garlandgreen]

That is only what I would do if I found my wife cheating on me and do the male adulterer.

The Woman, I'd publicly shame her


Call it preserving honour, sdultery should not be tolerated in any society.............. especially ours

How would you shame her?

[Lthse]

Is this another thread to demonize Iran, a softening up process for US/NATO invasion to spread 'democracy'.

No Iran is not a perfect society but blitzing it with missiles won't make it any better.

[the impossibilist]

The Iranian legal system has notched up another appalling abuse under it's application of Sharia law.

Washington Post

A man was stoned to death in Iran for adultery but the woman involved in the case repented, the judiciary said on Tuesday, suggesting her life was spared.

"But the woman repented ... Among the instances in which the sentence is not performed is when there is a repentance by the individual involved."

I don't get it, at face value.

Are we to believe that a woman was spared stoning because she repented ?

Ergo the man chose to be stoned, rather than ask for repentance ?

Is there a technical Islamic definition of repentance that is not obvious to me ?

[pete2]

Why do people care what Iran does? What does any of this shyte have to do with Ireland? The same type of stuff goes on in Saudi Arabia and no media outfit in America is making a big deal out of it. There is rampant child sex abuse in UAE and child slavery around their camel racing circuit but it doesn't make the US papers. The concentration on the "barbarity" of Iran is just more war drum beating and dehumanization, cop on. Their society, their rules.