Iran tells world: don’t make woman’s stoning a human rights issue
TEHRAN – Foreign countries should not interfere in Iran’s legal system and stop trying to turn the case of a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery into a human rights issue, Tehran said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The case of the 43-year-old mother of two, condemned to death for illicit sex and charged with involvement in her husband’s murder, provoked an international outcry, with Brazil offering her asylum and the Vatican speaking out against the "brutal" punishment.
Stoning 2A government spokesman said the furor was based on false information about Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s case.
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