November 29, 2024
Human rights organizations have objected to the planned execution of Soudabeh Irandegani, a 34-yearold Iranian woman sentenced to death for “premeditated murder.”
According to a source familiar with the case, she confessed to the 2022 murder to protect her son, who was the actual perpetrator. “Irandegani had a verbal altercation with another woman.
Unfortunately, her son intervened, leading to the accidental death of the other woman’s fiveyear-old child. Irandegani took the blame to protect her son,” the source said. The victim’s family is demanding 20 billion rials ($31,000) in blood money, with eight billion ($12,500) already paid.
The blood money rate in Iran, set at 12 billion rials by the Judiciary, can be increased by the victim’s family when making their demands. According to the Norwaybased Iran Human Rights organization, Irandegani, a mother of six, is scheduled to be executed in Iranshahr Prison.