Abdol-Samad Khormshahi, legal counsel for Kobra Rahmanpour, announced that the office of Criminal Sentences in Tehran has issued a one-month stay of execution for Kobra so that she can obtain a pardon from the family of her mother-in-law. If Kobra's efforts to obtain such a pardon prove unsuccessful, her execution will be carried out as originally planned.

The decision to postpone Kobra's execution for another month was issued today following a meeting between Kobra and her lawyer and the authorities of Branch 11 of Tehran's criminal court. In attendance were Mr. Khormshahi, Kobra's counsel of record, the chief mediator in charge of Kobra's case, and officials from Branch 509 of Mediation Commission.

"I hope that, during the little time that we have been granted, we will be able to resolve the issues with the deceased's next of kin, and that we will be able to obtain a pardon for Kobra, who, herself, is a victim in this case," Mr. Khormshai explained.

To date, Kobra's legal representatives have held several meetings with the family of the deceased to obtain their pardon in order to save Kobra from execution. Yet the deceased's family has refused to grant such a pardon.


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