Iranian killer slapped and saved by victim’s momma
Seven years ago a 20 year old named Balal stabbed Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, 18, in a street brawl. To apply the idea of retribution in Sharia law, or qisas, the victim’s family was supposed to participate in Balal’s punishment by pushing the chair on which he stood, consequently hanging him. What actually happened brought tears to my damn eyes. In a country where more people are put to death than any other, including China, the victim’s mom, Mrs. Hosseinzadeh, slapped Balal in the face for killing her son all those years ago. Then she freed him from his almost certain death. Read more at The Guardian.
['Afeef Nessouli']
['Hanging', 'Iran', 'Law', 'Hassan Rouhani']