Why was she imprisoned? Because she had sex out of wedlock. It was physically forced on her? Doesn’t matter. She’s a woman in an Islamic society. She has no real rights. So she got 12 years.

And note: She wasn’t pardoned because of outrage over the dynamic or because President Hamid Karzai couldn’t bear to watch her sit in prison for being raped.

No, she was pardoned because she promised to marry her attacker.

Afghan president pardons imprisoned rape victim

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday pardoned an Afghan woman serving a 12-year prison sentence for having sex out of wedlock after she was raped by a relative.

Karzai’s office said in a statement that the woman and her attacker have agreed to marry. That would reverse an earlier decision by the 19-year-old woman, who had previously refused a judge’s offer of freedom if she agreed to marry the rapist.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Islamic justice system. Coming soon to an Egypt near you.