Iranian Jew Arvin Netanel Ghahremani, 20, was slated to be executed by the Islamic Republic on Monday but Baruch Hashem, his execution has been delayed for a month.
The postponement was announced by Rabbi Moshe Margaretten of the Tzedek Association.
“Excellent news!” he wrote. “The court system in Kermansha Iran, has granted a temporary reprieve to the wrongly accused Jewish man, postponing his execution by approximately one month. We remain hopeful that justice will ultimately prevail, leading to his timely release and exoneration.”
Rabbi Margaretten held a meeting on Friday about the case with New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at the home of Jewish billionaire and philanthropist Alex Rovt.
A New York Post article revealed further details of the case. Avrin was exercising at a gym in the city of Kermanshah, located 326 miles (525 kilometers) from Tehran in the western part of Iran. when he was ambushed by seven men, including a 40-year-old man who owed him money, said Rabbi Danny Yiftach, who translated Iranian court documents for The Post.
The purported victim, Amir Shokri, pulled out a large knife and stabbed Ghahremani. Arvin fought back in self-defense and fatally stabbed him.
Ghahremani was convicted of being an “accomplice to the intentional murder of a Muslim” and for “intentionally inflicting nonfatal injuries.”
Dr. Homayoun Sameyah, the Jewish MP in Iran’s Parliament, has tried to intervene by asking multiple lawmakers to mediate with Shokri’s family, even offering to build a mosque in his name. All his efforts were unsuccessful.
“This morning I spent an hour responding to all the WhatsApp messages I’m receiving about this issue,” Yitach said. “This has gotten everybody very nervous in Iran.”
“I’m confident that if this case would have been in Tehran it wouldn’t have turned out this way because I do believe in the goodwill of the central government,” Yiftach said. “Ever since the revolution Iran has said they’re not against the Jewish people — they’re just anti-Zionist. Now is their chance to prove that.”
Until the last moment, efforts continued via international organizations to prevent the execution. Various parties appealed to several countries to intervene, including Russia and Germany. Additionally, lawyers and officials in Iranian Jewish communities in the US made efforts to try to influence the family of the victim to commute the death sentence and accept financial compensation.
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The story makes it unclear to me if he was alone when confronted by the seven or was he with a second person ?
Ghahremani is his last name
The “butcher of Tehran” died after crash landing his helicopter.
Still not clear what happend.
One on video they are showing fireworks being set off in celebration by the people of Iran but I dont think as of 7:30 Sunday night this is official
Yup moshiach is here
And nothing is yet confirmed. How do you know the president died?
The court doesn’t rule?
The victim’s family decides?
Crazy!
Correct on all three. No, the court does not rule. Yes the victim’s family decides. Yes, it is crazy. Sometimes people just cannot look past the culture of their own county to see what is done in other countries. Often, however, that is a good thing since they might not be able to comprehend what one person can do to another.
Under Muslim law the family can choose to accept a weregild/blood money type payment for the dead “victim” which would exempt the accused from punishment. The Torah specifically prohibits us from accepting such a payment (Bamidbar 35:31), but my understanding is there is no prohibition on paying one to save the life of a Jew.
It wasnt pushed off for a month, he was completely released. This is the message the boys mother posted: “God bless you!! The mother of the boy Nathaniel Ben Ziona who was sentenced to death in Iran, says here in Persian that her son has been released and thanks everyone who prayed in America and the Land of Israel and congratulates him”
Please share that post if you have it.
To coincidence;
I thought the same as the timing is perfect. This was postponed from Shabbos to Monday which in itself is a major thing especially for the Iranian government.
I’m not sure if the Helicopter crash was directly involved, but we Yidden know this is the Yad Hashem here !!
May we hear good news especially coming up to Lag Beomer…..
K’DAI HU REB SHIMON …….
Thank hashem bh bh bh
So he was on an “accomplice”, meaning that he didn’t actually killed the arab guy?
This gemara says clearly if one comes to kill you, you have a mitzvah to kill in self defense.
הבא להרגיך השכם והרגו
Why do people still live there?
Arvin Netanel