A court in Iran has ruled that a man who blinded a woman with acid after she spurned his marriage proposals will also be blinded with acid.
The ruling was reported in Iranian newspapers on Thursday.
The punishment is legal under the Islamic Sharia code of qias or equivalence,...
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Top 10 Controversial Court Cases
In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court heard 78 cases on issues including terrorism, water rights, firearms and immigration [source: On the Docket]. As the highest court in the land, it serves as the ultimate decider in cases that can alter the law and influence society for generations to come. Take, for instance,... -
Iran ex-police chief in court over ‘immorality’
* Official says former commander to be treated like ‘any other criminal’
TEHRAN: A former top Iranian police commander appeared in court on Sunday after his arrest reportedly on suspicion of a morality-related crime, the ISNA news agency reported.
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Court arraigns Iran’s Rezaei over hoax
TEHRAN (Press TV) -- An Iranian court has arraigned popular Tehran team Persepolis defender, Sheis Rezaei, on the charge of making a plane crash hoax.
Some of the things this soccer player said caused the passengers onboard the plane to panic, Judiciary Spokesman Ali-Reza Jamshidi... -
Hindu gods get summons from court
A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to help resolve a property dispute.
Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in the eastern state of Jharkhand has issued adverts in newspapers asking the gods to "appear before the court personally".
The gods have... -
Court Sentences China's Former FDA Chief to Death
The Associated Press is reporting China has sentenced a drug regulator to death for bribery and corruption charges.
Former chief Zheng Xiaoyu was accused of allowing substandard medicines to be approved, resulting in at least 10 deaths.
Zheng was found guilty... -
Persian treasure trove on the line at U. of C.
A federal judge has rejected a key defense by the University of Chicago in a lawsuit over rights to ancient Persian artifacts, a decision bound to ripple through the American museum community.
The next step, according to the Rhode Island lawyer who sued the university and several renowned... -
In the Court Of Law
Defense Attorney: What is your age?
Little old Woman: I am 86 years old.
Defense Attorney: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened to
you on the first of April of this year?
Little old Woman: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my... -
Smelly divorce hits Iranian court
