Shahla Jahed
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Shahla Jahed was an Iran
ian woman who was sentenced to death in June 2004 for murdering Laleh Saharkhizan, the wife of her boyfriend (under a temporary marriage) on October 9, 2002. Jahed had been living with Iranian footballer Nasser Mohammadkhani becoming his mistress in a temporary marriage which is allowed under Iranian law. International human rights groups have campaigned for her release since she was jailed more than eight years ago. One day before the execution Amnesty International
made a last-minute appeal for the sentence to be halted, saying Jahed had not received a fair trial. Mohammadkhani first faced charges of adultery which were later dropped, although he was sentenced to 74 lashes
for drug-taking after the court heard he had smoked opium with Jahed. It was seen that he had escaped punishment for adultery because he was wealthy as well.. The Iranian courts halted the execution of Shahla Jahed when the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
became public.
Jahed was executed on December 1, 2010 at 5am local time at the Evin prison
, north of Tehran
. The victim's son was allowed to pull the stool from under her feet.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian woman who was sentenced to death in June 2004 for murdering Laleh Saharkhizan, the wife of her boyfriend (under a temporary marriage) on October 9, 2002. Jahed had been living with Iranian footballer Nasser Mohammadkhani becoming his mistress in a temporary marriage which is allowed under Iranian law. International human rights groups have campaigned for her release since she was jailed more than eight years ago. One day before the execution Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
made a last-minute appeal for the sentence to be halted, saying Jahed had not received a fair trial. Mohammadkhani first faced charges of adultery which were later dropped, although he was sentenced to 74 lashes
Flagellation
Flagellation or flogging is the act of methodically beating or whipping the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails and the sjambok...
for drug-taking after the court heard he had smoked opium with Jahed. It was seen that he had escaped punishment for adultery because he was wealthy as well.. The Iranian courts halted the execution of Shahla Jahed when the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani , is an Iranian woman who has gained the attention of human rights groups and people throughout the world for a conviction of adultery and accompanying sentence of death by stoning. Since 2006, she has been imprisoned and under a death sentence in Tabriz, Iran after being...
became public.
Jahed was executed on December 1, 2010 at 5am local time at the Evin prison
Evin Prison
Evin House of Detention is a prison in Iran, located in Evin, northwestern Tehran. It is noted for its political prisoners' wing, where prisoners have been held both before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution...
, north of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. The victim's son was allowed to pull the stool from under her feet.