Reyhaneh Jabbari
Reyhaneh Jabbari | |
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Reyhaneh Jabbari in court in 2008 | |
| Born | Reyhaneh Jabbari c. 1988 |
| Died | 25 October 2014 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Interior decorator |
| Known for | Being convicted of murder and executed for killing her alleged rapist |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Reyhaneh Jabbari (Persian: ریحانه جباری; c. 1988 – 25 October 2014) was a woman convicted of murdering Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former agent of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence in Iran. She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in October 2014 for killing her alleged rapist. She published her recollection of the events while in prison. Mohammad Mostafaei was her first lawyer. He published her story in his blog. According to Iranian law, after her guilt was proven and her claim of self-defense was considered untrue, only the victim's family had the right to stop the execution; despite efforts by the Prosecutor's Office, the victim's family insisted on proceeding with the execution.