Stoning of Iran woman could be quashed: judiciary
TEHRAN (AFP) – The sentence of death by stoning handed down by an Iranian court against a mother of two could be quashed, a senior judiciary official said on Sunday, adding that some ambiguities remain in her case. When asked by Fars news agency whether the stoning sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was found guilty of adultery by an Iranian court could be quashed, Malek Ajdar Sharifi, the head of East Azerbaijan judiciary, said that "anything is possible." Sharifi's remark came a day after Mohammadi Ashtiani appeared before a ...
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