Report: Iran may commute woman's stoning sentence
TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian semi-official news agency quotes a judicial official as leaving open the possibility of commuting the sentence of death by stoning against a woman convicted of adultery. The stoning sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has drawn international condemnation and has been suspended for now. The semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday that judicial official Malek Ajdar Sharifi was asked whether the stoning sentence could be commuted and responded: "Anything is possible." Sharifi is the head of justice ...
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