Thursday, January 27, 2011

Switzerland: Mother-in-law jailed for encouraging 'honor' crime

A Turkish woman living in Bern (Switzerland) will spend three years and six moths behind bars for encouraging the family of her daughter-in-law to carry out an “honor” crime against her.
The 66-year-old woman pressured the woman’s father and brothers into revenge for what she alleged was the woman’s “risqué lifestyle”, a criminal court was told.
The victim was never harmed but she pressed charges three years ago.
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