Human rights activists, no matter where they are,
are extremely brave individuals! Protests often
make the democracy work properly. Nevertheless,
Western-based media pick and choose which
protests to speak about and which must be
ignored completely. And they decide so based on
the preset vested interests.
Now, we must always ponder and ask a very
significant question to ourselves and to those who
associated the newsdom that who decides whether
or not a particular issue is “newsworthy?”
Most Western media appear to follow their
government’s lead while addressing the issues that
are not ‘theirs’. The overwhelming, equivocal and
irrevocable attention that has been given by the
Western media (and to the extend some of the
Indian media too) to the opposition or to anything
and everything that stains the rigidity and mass
support to the Iranian government system has
been a common thing ever since the victory of
democratic revolution held in Iran for better leaders
and better government.
The recent judicial exercise on the case of a
murderer (who claimed to be raped) Reihaneh
Jabbari and the media hues and cries are just
another episode of the above said global media
approach towards modern Iran.
I don’t want to put that repeatedly asked and over
spoken but genuine question, ‘Why are the protests
against Iran and its government getting more
global media focus than any other (or more brutal
incidents around the world)’. I don’t want to
ponder more on it in this article (note) simply
because it will lead this article away from the
kernel of discussion. I also don’t intend to
compare the Western media reporting style of this
incident with the capital punishments they have
been given to the blacks, mental patients, minors,
women and minorities on lame justifications, and
while they literally butchered hundred of blacks in
US whereas the DNA tests later showed them
innocent.
A free and independent media is an essential part
of any democracy, and something that the West is
proving more and more that it lacks.
"THE WIDE SPREAD STORY ON THIS CASE
FOLLOWS:"
When the crime happened (seven years ago),
Reyhaneh Jabbari was a 19-year-old interior
decorator. Morteza Sarbandi, an intelligence officer,
asks her to come to design his office. He insists on
driving Reyhaneh to the supposed place for
decoration. On the way, he stops to buy a date
rape drug from the pharmacy. When they get there,
he locks the door and attacks Reyhaneh to rape
her. During the struggle, Reyhaneh strikes her
attacker with a knife that simply strikes his
shoulder, but he dies anyway. Now, she is a 26-
year old victim of (attempted) rape who has been
convicted of murder.
-- Question: Who was the victim?
Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi was a retired
intelligence officer of Iran and also was a
physician.
"VIEWS OF THE JUDGE"
Mr. Tardast, who was a judge for this case (now
he is retired explained the background of this case
including the details from the version of
investigation report), spoke the details during the
interview he gave for an Iranian news media.
The case was given enough significance as the law
of the land values the life of her people with
utmost respect. After close and profound
inspection of the case which as specified by the
law, this case was examined and handled by five
judges, who are experts. Anybody who reads the
24 page report of the case will vote for its truth. On
top of all, the reports and trail was examined by
13 Supreme Court judges and not a single one
voted against the verdict.
I have seen the articles and views and I am sorry
for Iran’s weakness in responding to centers for
spreading lies. I have personally done my best in
every case to convince victims’ families to forgive
the murderer and not demand execution. But with
the invasion of agenda-driven international
agencies on this case and spreading lies and
accusations against the victim, the victim’s family
held a grudge and won’t consent to forgiving the
murderer.
Sometimes even forsaking the protocols, I have
pleaded the victim’s family to forgive this poor girl.
In reply to that the victim’s family responded:
“First of all, this lady is not regretful at all.
Secondly, instead of the truth, they now call my
father a rapist.”
-- "BACK GROUND OF THE CASE":
She was predetermined to murder the victim; even
before she met the victim at the place where the
murder took place. It was in a way that in an SMS
to one of her boyfriends (she had more than one
boyfriends and she was engaged to one of them
too), she said she intended to murder her father.
In court she said that she was a victim of her
father’s violence when he drank. If she was
concerned of her dignity like any other woman
must be, why didn’t she complain against her
father’s ill treatment to the police until she
revealed it in the court?
The accused (Reihaneh Jabbari) has repeatedly
stated in the court that the door was not locked.
After plunging a 10-inch long blade that she
bought two days prior to the murder, she left the
scene pretty easily. The crime scene also shows
that the door is not “filled with strikes of knife.”
There is the evidence for one strike of a sharp
object. When asked “why did you strike the door?”
She said: “’cause I was excited and in a hurry.”
When asked “was the door locked?” She replied:
“No it was not”. After I plunged the knife, he threw
a chair at me, I exited using the elevator and he
used the stairs.” He died after climbing down two
stories.
She continues: “I hid in the street, and waited.
When I saw the ambulance and the Police, I took a
taxi home.”
The crime took place in a five-story building, which
means a least bit of cry or sound can easily be
audible to the neighbours. During the interrogation
and questionings, the neighbours said that they
only heard an object strike the wall which was the
chair thrown by the victim.
As a 19-year-old interior designer in 2007 (as
claimed), she could have been too inexperienced
and naïve in her professional career. So how come
the victim approached her to design his office
when many more experienced designers are
available in Iran? Doesn't this indicate the
likelihood that they met as friends and the
relationship might have been mutual at the time?
Ms. Jabbari said at least three times in the court
that “I used to give him services in return for
benefits.” Here she used the word ‘service’ as a
slang, which means sex. In addition to having a
fiancé and a boyfriend, she also had affairs with
multiple people simultaneously including the
manager where she worked, which resulted to
having disputes with her fiancé. In a SMS found
from her phone, received from her fiancé reads:
“You said goodbye to me when you started
sleeping with…, dirt. This is my last SMS to you.”
As stated and recorded in the case, she says
regarding her relation with an older man (the
murdered): “I wanted to give some controlled
services and get some benefits. I wanted to prove
that I can be independent without my family’s
help.”
While she was asked about how they met each
other, she replied at the court: “On the street, he
had a Toyota Camry. He stopped for me and I got
in. We exchanged numbers.” The text messaged
retrieved from their mobiles clearly shows that they
had an affair weeks before the murder, they went
to restaurants, were in touch regularly.
On the day of the crime, the murdered came to her
work to pick her up as planned. Her colleagues
testified that when a Toyota Camry came to pick
her up, she told them that he is her father’s friend,
and that they want to buy the car.
To get clearer picture, the Iranian Judiciary
appointed a female psychologist to the case to
closely examine and interview Reihaneh Jabbari
and her comments. The psychologist came up with
a report that the murderess suffered from an
extreme case of narcissism. Her mindset
contributed to her murder, but she had not
suffered from any form of insanity to be absolved.
The murdered (Dr. Sarbandi) travelled a lot for
trading medical equipment, he had promised her
with trips to Europe which he didn’t keep and
resulted in her anger. He also had promised to give
her the Toyota for a Thursday out-of-town picnic
with her friends at work which he didn’t do; this
also raged her a great deal. She said she was
embarrassed in front of her friends.
On the day when the murder took place Reihaneh
was very angry with him as he didn’t keep his
words and she was bothered of the insult that she
may face from her friends for not having the car on
the said day. While they were at Dr. Sarbandi’s
apartment, he asked her to take of her scarf (head
veil), and she refused to do. When the court asked
her did he do any act of coercion she replied: “He
went to say his prayers.” This later proved true
when the investigative team found blood spatter on
the Sajaddeh (a tablet made of the holy dust of
Karbala and a soft rug used for prayers by Shia
Muslims). He was performing the prayer at the
time of murder and had his back to her.
The knife went into his lungs. Forensic results
contradicted with the claims of Reihaneh’s lawyer
that says: “she just had a simple strike to the
shoulder.” The murdered had bought condoms on
the way to his apartment and that he had put on
the table right in front of her.
There were two glasses, both of which were tested.
The reports show that one of the glasses contained
Difnoxilat which is a laxative.
Reihaneh repeatedly admitted to the court that
there was a third person too at the flat; but
Reihaneh deliberately avoided giving details about
him. Who was he? What would have been the role
he had in this murder? Why did Reihaneh wanted
to hide his identity?
Western Media and its allies continue to jump on
the "Iran hangs woman for killing her rapist"
bandwagon, and they forget that they owe it to the
Iranian people, the country and its judicial system.
Millions around the world, who received the news
through international and local media are obviously
failed to get the real story, as they are served by
half-baked news with wasted interests sprinkled on
it.
The execution of Reihaneh Jabbari has been
treated it with all of its own individual merit. The
judicial system of Iran has tried its level best to
negotiate with Dr. Sarbandi’s family. The judiciary
also gave enough time for the lawyer of Reihaneh
to get the consent of the victim’s family to let off
the death penalty.
The family has formally stated for quite a while
that they are willing to forgive Rayhaneh Jabbari,
provided that she comes out with the truth. The
family has stated that they will ask for the death
penalty to be rescinded if she comes out with the
truth regarding the following:
When she committed the murder, a male
accomplice was waiting for her and entered the
room; this is why the victim followed them. The
family demands his identity.
Secondly, the family demands the real reason for
the murder as opposed to the false accusation of
rape.
Whyaren’t those who made uproar on this issue
with fabricated details and diversions turning the
entire case against Iranian government and judicial
system get these questions answered?
However, I personally respect her last decision on
donating all her organs to the needy. Verily, it is
worth praising!
Source and Courtesy: To prepare this article, I
have dependent upon three major things, one the
Tehran Public Prosecution's statement, two the
details of the information that Ms. Reihaneh
Jabbari presented before the court, and finally the
interview (appeared in Shaharwand newspaper,
Iran) of the then Judge who presided the case. I
have received them from the valid sources that I
firmly believe are true.
1.) - http://shahrvand-newspaper.ir/
2.) - http://fararu.com/fa/news/187462/ ﺍﻓﺸﺎﯼ -%
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3.) - http://www.dadsara.ir/Default.aspx?tab
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Source : Unite Against Imperialism
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