Iranian man to be blinded as punishment
Iran's supreme court has upheld a sentence of blinding with acid for a man who blinded his lover's husband, under the Islamic "eye-for-an-eye" justice code, a government daily said.
The convict, named only as Mojtaba, 25, threw acid in the face of Alireza, 25, a taxi-driver in Iran's clerical hub city of Qom, after an "illicit affair" with the victim's wife, Mojdeh, also 25, said the newspaper Iran.
The supreme court has upheld a lower court ruling that Mojtaba be blinded with drops of acid, in line with Islamic justice, which allows for "qisas,' or eye-for-an-eye retribution, in cases of violent crime, it said.
Qom prosecutor Mostafa Barzegar Ganji said the victim had used his right to qisas. "We have asked for forensic specialists to oversee the blinding of the convict," he said, quoted in Iran.
Several acid attacks have been reported in Iran.
In February 2009, Majid Movahedi was sentenced to be blinded in both eyes for having hurled acid in the face of a university classmate, Ameneh Bahrami, who refused a marriage proposal.
There has been no reported confirmation that the sentence was carried out.
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Richard Caruana
May 9th, 06:22
How many people can be hypocrites in here.
This was not done in self defense or at the very best - to the lover of your wife or husband (though your partner would deserve it more). It was done to the legal husband of your lover.
So justice would be served better if he had done 4 years prison that he would be free and you still blind?
Come on everyone, I would like to see if it was your wife, your mother, father, daughter, son or yourself that were blinded and then we see what you would have said.
albert muscat
Dec 13th 2010, 02:49
Barbaric crimes requires barbaric punishment. This is ultimate justice.
@ Edward Muscat
'The 'eye for an eye' issue was changed by Jesus Christ. I think you need to switch to the New Testament'
Why should I switch? Isn't God of the.old Testament same God mentioned in the new Testament? Can you elucidate please? Thanks
@ Robert Callus
' Christ reversed it. ' Who gave him the authority please?
albert muscat
Dec 11th 2010, 17:43
Nice to note that Muslims are implementing Christian’s Sharia. This punishment is not Islam invention. Isn’t an eye for an eye a punished mentioned in the Bible too?
Edward Muscat
Dec 11th 2010, 21:38
The 'eye for an eye' issue was changed by Jesus Christ. I think you need to switch to the New Testament.
If I have to choose between the convict getting bail in Malta or him being blinded by the "justice" (sic!!) system, I'd rather go for the first option. Things happening lately in Iran is barbarism in its purest form.
Edward Muscat
Dec 11th 2010, 21:38
The 'eye for an eye' issue was changed by Jesus Christ. I think you need to switch to the New Testament.
If I have to choose between the convict getting bail in Malta or him being blinded by the "justice" (sic!!) system, I'd rather go for the first option. Things happening lately in Iran is barbarism in its purest form.
Robert Callus
Dec 11th 2010, 22:37
It is a Jewish concept. The law of Moses, Christ reversed it. Though unfortunately in some Christian countries such as Malta, many "Christians" would like to go back to the "eye for an eye concept"
Paul Portelli
Dec 11th 2010, 14:18
if he did that in malta he would be bailed out and free to do what he want!
C tabone
Dec 11th 2010, 13:39
Some times this kind of law is the perfect medicine for crime doers, especially the hard ones, who simply refuse to reform. But in (catholic!!) Malta it is out of the question.
G. Grech
Dec 11th 2010, 12:58
this sentence is stupidity at it's best. Now there are two disabled persons, instead of one.
It would have been better to sentence the aggressor to pay maintenance to the victim for all this life, then blind the aggressor as well.
M. Tonna
Dec 11th 2010, 12:55
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you!
Joseph Cauchi
Dec 11th 2010, 12:40
Food for thought:
Check this link:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/12/07/iran.christian.death.sentence/index.html?hpt=T2
JC.
malcolm seychell
Dec 11th 2010, 12:28
What's wrong. That is justice in Iran. Hawn Malta kieku jiehu suspended sentence. Minn ghama jibqa ghama u l iehor jibqa jidhaq f wiccu.
Iran is extreme but Malta and Europe are extreme as well and we are sending a very bad message towards criminals.
Hawn il messagg hu ghamlu li tridu ghax imbad ihallas ghalikhom it tax payer.
J Farrugia
Dec 11th 2010, 12:20
this islamic muslim regime of Iran is truly a beast. How can one blind a sane man for just such stupidities according to islamic justice??? Is this truly justice? . Jail him at least not blind him.
Roger Tanti
Dec 11th 2010, 14:46
Do you consider blinding a man in the face with acid as stupidity? Cause the perpetrator of this crime just did this!!! I find it shocking that rather of defending the victim you are defending the criminal!!!
Salvu
Dec 11th 2010, 17:33
What if he does this to you, and after doing your wife.
AzzopardiM
Dec 11th 2010, 18:48
In the US, people are executed by lethal injection for murder....why do you distinguish between the two?
Martin Cassar
Dec 12th 2010, 02:29
@ AzzopardiM
Simply because Iran is very near to USA' tail "Israel"
Josette Camilleri
Dec 11th 2010, 12:18
Geeeee - An eye for an eye and only blind people will roam planet Earth!
Jesmond Micallef
Dec 11th 2010, 17:10
Should there be any left, you mean !!