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Judicial reprieves via family forgiveness in Iran

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Recent reports from Iran highlight instances where death sentences were overturned due to the decision of victims' families to grant forgiveness. In one case in Tehran, a man named Saeed was sentenced to four years in prison after the mother of a man named Amir, who died during a street altercation involving a knife, withdrew her demand for execution. The Tehran Criminal Court referred the case back to address the public aspect of the crime after the reprieve. In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man sentenced to death for the suffocation of his wife was spared when the victim's parents arrived at the execution office to withdraw their demand for retribution. The mother cited a spiritual sign from a dream experienced by her daughter as the reason for her decision to pardon the man. Further demonstrating this pattern, an Afghan national in Tehran has avoided execution after serving 11 years in prison for a murder involving a carjacking. Following a reconciliation session at the Tehran Criminal Court, the victim's family agreed to pardon the prisoner in exchange for blood money. This settlement was facilitated by the defendant's family, relatives, and charitable donors.

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