Sakineh Ashtiani.

(…) Articles 98-107 explain how to carry out lapidation, including who should cast the first stone. Article 102 stipulates that the man is buried in a pit up to his waist and the woman is buried roughly to her chest. Article 104 defines the size of stones and states that the stones should not be so large that the person dies upon being hit by one or two of them, nor should they be so small that they cannot be called a stone. If the crime was proven solely on the basis of a confession, the judge has the responsibility for throwing the first stone, but if it was proven through witnesses, they shall start, followed by the judge, and then by any others who are present, the number of whom cannot be less than three (Article 99, 101). Stones are hurled one by one until the convicted is killed. Article 103 states that if, in the course of the lapidation, the person escapes the pit, he or she will be brought back if witnesses confirmed the crime. But if she or he was sentenced solely on the basis of his or her own confession, she or he will not be brought back (…).

Sakineh Ashtiani foi condenada à morte no Irão, por lapidação. Sobre o assunto, é o Código Penal do Irão que nos diz o que consta acima. A tolerância nunca funcionará com quem funda a sua organização social nesta e noutras atrocidades. Mas os arautos da democracia lusa costumam ter opinião diversa...