If you think that is hyperbole or sensationalist unfortunately you would be incorrect. Afghan President Hamed Karzai offered such a deal to an Afghan woman who was attacked and raped by a relative then imprisoned for adultery.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pardoned a rape victim who was jailed for adultery, after she apparently agreed to marry her attacker.
A government statement said she agreed to the marriage, although her lawyer said she did not wish to marry him.
The woman, named as Gulnaz, gave birth in prison to a daughter who has been kept in jail with her.
Human rights groups say hundreds of women in Afghan jails are victims of rape or domestic violence.
Gulnaz's lawyer told the BBC she hoped the government would allow Gulnaz the freedom to choose whom to marry.
"In my conversations with Gulnaz she told me that if she had the free choice she would not marry the man who raped her," said Kimberley Motley.
As usual blame and punish the victim while rewarding the perpetrator its unfortunate that the West supports such a leader.
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