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“Although the verdict still stands and is definite, the execution has been halted on humanitarian grounds.” Malek Ajdar Sharifi, an Iranian judiciary official.
Monday, Jul. 12, 2010

Open quoteAlthough the verdict still stands and is definite, the execution has been halted on humanitarian grounds.Close quote

  • MALEK AJDAR SHARIFI,
  • an Iranian judiciary official, saying the government has temporarily halted the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery after much international protest
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