Friday, May 13, 2011

Iran to blind criminal with acid in 'eye for an eye' justice

From The Guardian in the UK:In a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, Iran is ready for the first time to blind a man with acid, after he was found guilty of doing the same to a woman who refused to marry him.Majid Movahedi, 30, is scheduled to be rendered unconscious in Tehran's judiciary hospital at noon on Saturday while Ameneh Bahrami (pictured), his victim, drops acid