TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television has broadcast a purported confession by an Iranian woman who had faced death by stoning for adultery.
The stoning sentence against Sakineh Ashtiani has been commuted, but she still faces a possible death sentence by other means.
A woman identified as Ashtiani said in the interview broadcast late Wednesday that she was an unwitting accomplice to her husband's murder.
The woman's face was blurred and her words were voiced over in what the TV report said was a translation into Farsi from Azeri Turkish, which is spoken in parts of Iran.
The woman also criticizes her lawyer for publicizing her case, which has drawn international attention.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said earlier this week the U.S. remains troubled by the case.
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