Raheleh Zamani Writes Letter to Her Husband's Family, Asking For Forgiveness
In her letter, Raheleh writes: "I regret my unintentional commissiocan not believe what I have done. It is as if I dreamed it all. I had been abused so much, and I had suffered for so long, that I lost all control and had no idea what I was doing. I, too, am extremely distressed. Please believe me when I say that my heart aches for my husband.n of this act.
Raheleh Zamani Writes Letter to Her Husband's Family, Asking For Forgiveness
Raheleh Zamani is scheduled to be hanged in Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday, December 20, 2007. On Saturday, December 15, 2007, she issued a letter to the family of her husband, in which she begged their forgiveness for the sake of her children.
In the same letter, Raheleh asked Iran's judiciary to stay her planned execution so that she could have enough time to obtain the forgiveness of her husband's family.
In her letter, Raheleh writes: "I regret my unintentional commissiocan not believe what I have done. It is as if I dreamed it all. I had been abused so much, and I had suffered for so long, that I lost all control and had no idea what I was doing. I, too, am extremely distressed. Please believe me when I say that my heart aches for my husband.n of this act. To this day, I I was trying to save my own life; but, suddenly, what happened, happened. Now, when my children have been left without a father, please do not let them live without their mother as well. It has been 3 years that I have not seen my now-5 year old daughter and 3 year old son; yet, I realize that I must now say this: They need their mother. I beg you to think not only of revenge, but also about the emotional and mental impact upon those children. How could those children grow up without their mother and father? When they have grown, would they not ask you why you did not forgive their mother? Would they not ask you why you did not give them a chance to grow up with her and make our own determinations [about what she has done]? I have not seen my children for 3 years. On four different occasions, I have requested to see them, but [my husband's family] has refused to bring them to visit me. Initially, I did not insist on seeing them too much because I feared that seeing them would break my heart; I was afraid that not only would I, myself, no longer be able to tolerate being away from them, but that they, too, would be unable to deal with my absence. But now, I want to see them. I can no longer be tolerant; I can no longer bear to be away from my children."
"[Mohamad's] death was only an accident. I have no idea what happened to me that made me do what I did. My kids are just beginning their lives. How can they tolerate going through life without their mother? They will grow up regardless, but nothing can replace a mother's love and the essence of a mother's presence in their lives. How I wish their father was with them. How I wish I had died and this had never happened. I am not saying any of this for my own sake; I am only thinking of my children. If [my husband's parents] truly love their son, they should consider the best interests of his children. Please do not allow those children's pain to be doubled. If I am responsible and if I have sinned, my children are without fault. For their sake, please forgive me and forgo my blood."
"I think of my husband's family as my own. Even now, I feel for them, and I truly regret what has happened. They might think that, based on what took place in only a moment's time, I begrudge them or view them as my enemies. Yet that is not the case, for I truly did not know what I was doing and I deeply regret what happened. Every night, I am haunted by nightmares about my husband's family, and now that I am separated from them, I feel that I have lost my own family. I want them to please think of me as their own child. My wish is that they will forgo my blood. I absolutely can not imagine that they would place the noose around my neck. "
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