Man, 'executed' once, wins reprieve in Iran

October 24, 2013 02:32

Alireza M is a lucky man. First, he survived a hanging. Now, he has survived a judicial review over whether he should be hanged again.

Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi has told Iran's official news agency IRNA that the convict will not be executed again.

Now, the head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, has thrown his weight behind the decision.

"My personal opinion is that the death sentence of the man who came back to life after being executed should be reduced to life in prison," he said Tuesday, according to the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency.

He added Wednesday, "From the emotional point of view, one of the ways of dealing with the executed man who has seen death and has suffered hardships is to show him mercy. Such a person, who is in a special circumstance, could receive mercy from the Islamic system and I, for reasons of emotional feelings, will definitely do so."

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