Iran to gouge out man's eye under literal interpretation of Sharia law
The 28-year-old man, identified only as Saman, is due to be
blinded after 'accidentally blinding another man with a metal rod'
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The Iranian Supreme Court has sentenced a man to have his eye gouged out after blinding another man in a street fight.
The 28-year-old, identified only as Saman, was convicted under Iran’s strict retribution laws after fighting in the street with his then 25-year-old victim when he was 23.
According to Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based NGO, Saman claimed he had unintentionally blinded the man with a metal rod.
It is currently unknown when the sentence is due to be carried out.
Iran, which is a theocracy ultimately controlled by a group of
religious clerics, uses a strict interpretation of sharia law of “an eye
for eye”.
Last year, a man convicted of attacking another man with acid - blinding and disfiguring him for life in the city of Qoms - was sedated and had his left eye gouged out.
The victim - who has the ultimate say over whether the sentence will be carried out - decided to suspend his sentences for both eyes to be removed for six months.
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The 28-year-old, identified only as Saman, was convicted under Iran’s strict retribution laws after fighting in the street with his then 25-year-old victim when he was 23.
According to Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based NGO, Saman claimed he had unintentionally blinded the man with a metal rod.
It is currently unknown when the sentence is due to be carried out.
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Last year, a man convicted of attacking another man with acid - blinding and disfiguring him for life in the city of Qoms - was sedated and had his left eye gouged out.
The victim - who has the ultimate say over whether the sentence will be carried out - decided to suspend his sentences for both eyes to be removed for six months.
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