Five years ago, the
husband of Sakineh was killed. The woman, mother of two sons, was
charged with that murder, and, more, indicted as an adulteress, was
sentenced to death by stoning.
She desperately
proclaims her innocence. Her lawyer, who was forced to leave Iran,
speaks out about an unlawful sentence, issued without any evidence,
without the chance to defend herself during the trial.
The Iranian judicial
authorities assert that the sentence has been “reduced” to hanging,
and that her case is provisionally under review.
Sakineh, publicly,
more times, has categorically declared she was sentenced by false
allegations. The alleged killer of her husband was pardoned by one
of the sons of hers, and so he could avoid the death sentence.
In spite of the
seeming suspension of the proceedings against her, Sakineh fears she
could be executed in secret at any moment, without any warning.
The appeal to save Sakineh
The Community of Sant’Egidio urges everybody to share its appeal aiming to spare Sakineh’s life from the execution, sending the following statement to the supreme Authority of Iran.
Urgent appeal brought out by the Community of Sant’Egidio
to save the life of Sakineh Ashtiani,
sentenced to death
Excellency
I am writing to express my
deep concern over a ruling that sentenced to death Mrs. Sakineh Ashtiani, in
spite of a doubtfully regular trial, without any serious evidence about the
charges on her, and without allow her the chance to have an adequate legal
defence. Besides, the alleged, real guilty of the crime she is blamed on, is
a well-known man, who was even pardoned by one of the sons of hers.
I urge you to intervene on her
behalf to prevent this cruel and inhuman punishment from being meted out
against her.
I implore you to ensure that
this cruel and inhuman sentence is not carried out.
Respectfully yours
(signature and date)
APPEALS
TO:
Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader Islamic Republic Street - End of Shahid Keshvar
Doust Street Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Email: [email protected]
