No final decision taken on woman's stoning: Iran

RNW, 28 August 2010 - 10:32am

Iran said on Saturday that it has yet to take a final decision on the stoning of a woman convicted of adultery and complicity in her husband's murder, adding that execution of the sentence has been stayed pending a review by the judiciary.

"In this case, implementation of the sentence has been stayed and is under review by the judiciary," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told AFP.

Iranian officials say that Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a mother of two, was sentenced to death by stoning after she was found guilty of adultery and of being an accomplice in her husband's murder.

The sentence has sparked an international outcry with calls for the European Union to adopt new sanctions against Iran if it is carried out.

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