The wife forgave her betrayal, not her 27 - year - old father - in - law is sentenced to death

Iran's Supreme Court has sentenced a 27-year-old for adultery to death, despite his wife's pardon. But he was the father - in - law of the 27 - year - old man who did not forgive the groom because he had betrayed his daughter to another man. Under Iranian law, if the family forgives a defendant, the death penalty [...]
But he was the father - in - law of the 27 - year - old man who did not forgive the groom because he had betrayed his daughter to another man.
Under Iranian law, if the family forgives a defendant, the death penalty could be turned into prison sentences or release. But this was not the case of 27-year-old and his 33-year-old boyfriends.
According to “Amnesty International”, 246 death sentences were executed in Iran last year alone. One of them was performed in public.











