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A child bride who was due to be executed this month in Iran over the death of her husband has had her life spared by his parents, who were paid the equivalent of £70,000 in exchange for their forgiveness.

Goli Kouhkan, 25, has been on death row in Gorgan central prison in northern Iran for the past seven years. At the age of 18 she was arrested over allegedly participating in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018, and sentenced to qisas – retribution-in-kind.

Forced to marry her cousin at 12, Kouhkan became pregnant at 13 and gave birth to a son. She suffered physical and emotional abuse for years. On the day her husband was killed, Kouhkan found him beating their son, then aged five. She called her husband’s cousin, Mohammad Abil, for help. When he arrived a fight broke out which resulted in the death of her husband. According to Iran Human Rights, Abil remains on death row.

Kouhkan’s lawyer confirmed in a post on Instagram on 9 December that the original sum of 10bn tomans had been reduced to 8bn tomans and that amount had been raised through donations. In a video published by Mizan News Agency, Kouhkan’s parents-in-law are seen signing documents.

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[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait so she did not even kill him? His own cousin did?

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 17 points 4 days ago

That’s how it would work in the USA too, especially if you’re brown.

Felony murder is bullshit

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Something something 'free market." Oh wait, wrong thread?

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hoping the looming collapse of Iran puts an end to this barbarity 🙏

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago
[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Does the cousin have a campaign to pay his bribe so he doesn't die, too?