May 15, 2011

Rights group urges Iran not to blind woman's attacker with acid

Majid Movahedi was convicted in 2008 of throwing acid at a woman who rejected his advances.
Majid Movahedi was convicted in 2008 of throwing acid at a woman who rejected his advances.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: ISNA: The acid punishment is postponed
  • Majid Movahedi was convicted in 2008 of an acid attack on a woman
  • He was sentenced to have five drops of acid in both eyes
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Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- A human rights group on Saturday urged Iranian authorities not to put acid in the eyes of a man found guilty of blinding a woman who scorned him.

Majid Movahedi is scheduled to be blinded by having five drops of acid in each eye Saturday, according to Amnesty International.

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