Ameneh Bahrami: Iranian blinded in acid attack spares Majid Mohavedi from same fate | Mail Online: "'I have been trying for seven years to get the qisas [retribution] sentence, but today I decided to pardon him,' Ms Bahrami was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.
Spared: Majid Mohavedi will not be blinded despite his vicious crime
She said the international interest in the case was one reason for deciding to drop her demand for the sentence of retribution to be carried out: 'It seemed like the entire world was waiting to see what we did.'
The case attracted international media attention, and the rights group Amnesty International urged Iran not to inflict the retributive form of punishment.
The concept of 'qisas' also applies to other crimes in Iran, such as murder. A victim’s family can demand the death of a convicted murderer or commute the sentence in return for financial compensation from the criminal."
Spared: Majid Mohavedi will not be blinded despite his vicious crime
She said the international interest in the case was one reason for deciding to drop her demand for the sentence of retribution to be carried out: 'It seemed like the entire world was waiting to see what we did.'
The case attracted international media attention, and the rights group Amnesty International urged Iran not to inflict the retributive form of punishment.
The concept of 'qisas' also applies to other crimes in Iran, such as murder. A victim’s family can demand the death of a convicted murderer or commute the sentence in return for financial compensation from the criminal."
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