Two human rights organizations on Tuesday said that the death penalty handed down to an Iranian woman after she was convicted of killing an attacker has been delayed.
The reports regarding the case involving 26-year-old Rayhaneh Jabbari come from Amnesty International as well as Iran Human Rights. They say the delay is for 10 days.
Jabbari has reportedly returned to Gharchak prison, where she already has served years behind bars.
Amnesty International said a campaign being run by Avaaz.org and other groups prompted the Iranian government to delay the penalty.
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The group also was critical of the prosecution, saying her case came after a "deeply flawed investigation."
"Amnesty International understands that although Reyhaneh Jabbari admitted to stabbing the man once from the back, she said another man who was also in the house killed Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi. Her claim is believed to have never been properly investigated," the group said.
WND reported Monday that the Iranian government had moved Jabbari to the notorious Rajai Shahr prison, apparently in preparation for execution.
The Avaaz.org human-rights advocacy website reported that Jabbari had been sentenced to hang for the killing of Sarbandi, a physician.
The group had also set up a petition site asking people to sign in support for sparing Jabbari's life.
Avaaz.org reported Jabbari, an interior decorator by trade, was working at a coffee shop when she was approached by Sarbandi for advice on how to remodel his doctor's office.
According to Avaaz.org, the two spoke and arranged to meet to discuss the remodeling project.
The report said Sarbandi picked up Jabbari and drove to a pharmacy where he purchased an item, then the two continued on to what Jabbari later testified was a rough looking building.
The report on the trial said that Jabbari testified that once inside the "rundown house," she saw two drinks on the table. The report said, "Morteza went inside and quickly locked the door from inside, put his arms around Rayhaneh's waist and told her that she had no way of escaping."
The two struggled and Jabbari stabbed Sarbandi in the shoulder and ran from the house. Sarbandi died from the bleeding caused by the stab wound.
The report said an investigation revealed that the drink Sarbandi intended to give Jabbari was laced with a sedative.
However, even after an investigation revealed that the drink was drugged, the police still arrested Jabbari and charged her with murder.
Jabbari testified in court, "The evening I was there, I knew that he wanted to rape me, so because of self-defense I stabbed him and escaped."
During a court hearing, Sarbandi's family demanded the death penalty even though Jabbari testified that she was acting in self-defense.
Jabbari was not the only person facing capital punishment, though.
International Christian Concern's Middle East analyst Todd Daniels pointed to a report by the Human Rights Activists News Agency that said Ashraf Nazari also was scheduled to hang. There was no word whether that punishment also was delayed.