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Merciful Female Acid Victim Denied Compensation

Iranian courts decide attacker's pardon cancels payout

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2011 2:50 AM CST

(Newser) – After Amenah Bahrami agreed to a pardon, the rejected suitor who blinded her by throwing acid in her face got to keep his eyesight. Now, the Iranian courts have decided that he gets to keep his cash as well. Majid Movahedi, who was minutes away from having acid dropped in his own eyes when Bahrami spared him, has had his sentence commuted to 10 years in prison and is no longer required to pay compensation to his victim, the Independent reports.

Bahrami says she needs the money for plastic surgery, and she felt cheated when authorities told her the pardon meant she would no longer receive compensation. "Even though I agreed to pardon Mr Movahedi, I didn't think I was surrendering my right to compensation," she says. "If Majid Movahedi walks out of prison without paying the compensation money for my eyes, it means I have been subjected to injustice."

Ameneh Bahrami, who now lives in Spain, was disfigured and blinded by the attack seven years ago.
Ameneh Bahrami, who now lives in Spain, was disfigured and blinded by the attack seven years ago.   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Twiny
Nov 25, 2011 11:09 AM CST
Women are regarded as property in that region of the world. Can't say that I am really surprised the Male Courts found a way to screw this poor woman out of her settlement. The men over there are little better than animals...
YouLikeDont
Nov 25, 2011 8:57 AM CST
Conservatives have been clamoring for tort reform - here's a sneak peek into how it would be like.
Dale
Nov 25, 2011 6:48 AM CST
Hey ladies, I bet you cannot wait for the Muslim Sharia law to be implemented in the US. The clock on women's rights can be reset 2,000 years back.

 
Iran • Islamic Sharia law • Amenah Bahrami • Majid Movahedi

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