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TEHRAN, Iran — The controversial death sentence by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery will not be implemented for now, a judicial official said Sunday.
Malek Ajdar Sharifi, the top judicial official in the province where the mother of two was convicted, told the Iranian state news agency that her crimes were “various and very serious” and not limited to adultery, but that the sentence “will not be implemented for the time being.”
He added Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s stoning would still take place if the judiciary wanted, despite the “propaganda” by the West.
