Hassan Khomeini’s reaction to Roya Heshmati’s flogging punishment: Implementing such punishments does not have a deterrent effect.
Hassan Khomeini: There is no doubt that in such matters, the opinion of experts is definitely authoritative and should be the basis for action.
High-ranking officials, judges, and prominent judicial experts should seriously consider the deterrent effect of punishments when determining penalties for various crimes, taking into account all aspects and conditions to see if the punishment considered leads to the discrediting of religion and Sharia, or even aversion to religion.
According to reports from judicial officials of the time, the Imam, considering this point and the mentioned attention, when he saw that experts deemed stoning as discrediting to religion, would prevent its implementation.