Her Name is Ameneh Bahrami and She Wished No Harm....... So Why Harm Her?.............
To Spend YOUR LIFE in DARKNESS......
KEY POINTS OF AMENEH BAHRAMI'S STORY (IRAN)
- According to Bild.de on 25 March 2009 (German Article) (English Article), Majid Movahedi Will Be Blinded on 15 April 2009.
- A man blinded Ameneh in an acid attack after she spurned his marriage proposals. He has been sentenced to the same punishment, in a literal application of Iran's sharia Eye-for-an-Eye Qisa laws.
- Tehran province criminal court has ordered Majid Movahedi, 27, to be blinded in both eyes from drops of acid in response to a plea from his victim, Ameneh Bahrami.
- The punishment is legal under the Sharia Code of Qisas, which allows retribution for violent crimes.
- Bahrami was left horrifically disfigured after Movahedi threw a jar of acid in her face in October 2004. Her injuries led to the loss of one eye and left her blind in the other.
- She had previously complained to police about being threatened and harassed by Movahedi, but had been told no action could be taken.
- Asked by the judge if she wanted Movahedi's face to be splashed with acid, she replied: "That is impossible and horrific. Just drip 20 drops of acid in his eyes so he can realise what pain I am undergoing."
- Ameneh Bahrami, said Movahedi's family had asked her to marry him several times, but she had refused. Movahedi later threatened to kill her. Movahedi said he decided to attack Bahrami after she told him she had married someone else, and pleaded with him to leave her alone.
- "I decided to splash acid on her face so her husband would leave her and I could have her," he told the court.
- Tehran's deputy public prosecutor, Mahmoud Salarkia, said the publicity surrounding the case would deter future acid attacks.
- Majid is allowed to appeal the verdict.
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Sources of Information
Woman Blinded by Spurned Man Invokes Islamic Retribution - Washington Post - 14 December 2008
An Eye for An Eye according to Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Qisas)
Court orders Iranian man blinded - BBC - 28 November 2008
Eye for an Eye: Iranian man sentenced to be blinded for acid attack - The Guardian - 28 November 2008
Iranian court sentences man to be blinded by acid - AP NEWS - 27 November 2008
Acid Attacks: What can be done? - BBC - 8 August 2003
Just over a year ago someone crept into Zarina Ramzan's home and poured acid over her face.
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Ameneh's Bahrami's Website (As Shown on CNN 19 Feb 2009) is http://amaneh-bahrami.blogfa.com
This site also has some information: http://www.helpamaneh.com/
Both in the Persian Language, At the Moment.
Before transferring any funds to help Ameneh, PLEASE ask CNN to confirm bank details.
This site also has some information: http://www.helpamaneh.com/
Both in the Persian Language, At the Moment.
Before transferring any funds to help Ameneh, PLEASE ask CNN to confirm bank details.
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An Eye for An Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth is a Recognized Deterrent - Great Britain, United States, Israel, India, etc.
