November 27th, 2011
04:36 PM ET

Nearly 5,000 sign petition calling for release of Afghan rape victim

Afghan President Hamid Karzai received a petition Sunday with nearly 5,000 names endorsing a plea for the immediate release of a rape victim who has been jailed because of her attack and is being forced to marry her rapist.

Kim Motley, a lawyer for 21-year-old Gulnaz, said the palace received the petition, which gathered 4,751 names in just over 48 hours, on Sunday afternoon. The petition comes with an official plea for clemency addressed to the president, who has the power to immediately pardon Gulnaz, currently in jail for adultery because her attacker was married at the time of the attack.

Gulnaz was sentenced to 12 years after the attack as her rapist was married though that term was recently reduced to 3 years.

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  1. True

    Opps , sorry honey good to see you on the same side of the 'coin' as me.

    November 27, 2011 at 11:02 pm | Report abuse |
  2. bobcat (in a hat)

    One can only hope True.

    November 27, 2011 at 11:05 pm | Report abuse |
  3. Sbs

    Its me support the people over seas!!!!!!!!

    November 27, 2011 at 11:11 pm | Report abuse |
  4. BOMBO

    I'm trying not to be intolerant, but how much would it cost to build a wall around the Islamic world. No one gets in or out.

    November 27, 2011 at 11:38 pm | Report abuse |
  5. banasy©

    Hey, BOMBO.
    Crazy ass story, eh?

    November 27, 2011 at 11:46 pm | Report abuse |
  6. TWO TICKETS FOR LORRAINA BOBBET TO AFGANASTAN

    CALLING LORRAINNA BOBBET RAPIST BOUNTY HUNTER, COME ON DOG!

    November 28, 2011 at 12:33 am | Report abuse |
    • Mmmmm

      Ommgoodness no...lol.

      November 28, 2011 at 8:28 pm | Report abuse |
    • Mmmmm

      her husband is not a rapist...he cheated and got pickled jarred.

      November 28, 2011 at 8:31 pm | Report abuse |
  7. rooney

    What the hell kind of a law is that?! Then again, it's the ME, so I'm not really all that surprised.

    November 28, 2011 at 4:32 am | Report abuse |
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