Abolfazl Abu-Torabi, a member of the Legal and Judiciary Commission in Iran’s so-called parliament referred to 300 cases of acid attacks in 1 year and said, “There have been no declines in the punishment of acid attacks.”
“The punishment of acid attacks, if it is intended to inflict a blow to the state or with ‘moharebe’ (enmity against God) intentions, is death. However, acid attacks for other reasons are punished by ‘qisas’ (retribution in kind), ‘diyeh’ (blood money) and jail time,” he added.
Last October, a string of acid attacks against women by state Bassij agents in the city of Isfahan raised numerous protests inside the country and widespread outrage and condemnation from the international community.