- 8 January 2010
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- Human Rights in Iran, Iran Election 2009, Presidential 2008 Elections
At War With God? Iran Accuses 5 Protestors of Warring Against God
8 January 2010 Posted By Nayda Lakelieh
Nazila Fathi reports that at least five of the protesters arrested during the Ashura protests last week are being tried for the crime of “warring against God,” a crime that can ultimately lead to a death sentence. The severity and charge of the crime coming so soon after the protesters’ arrest demonstrates that the Islamic Republic is increasing efforts to bully protesters, hoping to (perhaps literally) kill the dispute over the June presidential election.
In a statement carried by IRNA, Iran’s official news agency, the judiciary said that the five would soon be tried by the revolutionary court on charges of “Moharebeh,” meaning waging war against God, which is punishable by death according to the penal code. The statement did not disclose the names of the defendants, when they would be tried or any details of accusations against them.
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A representative of the supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, characterized protesters during a speech at a pro-government rally last week as “followers of the path of Satan.”
The fact that the indictment was put together on the newly-expedited timelines cause for even more skepticism regarding the case.
One Response to “At War With God? Iran Accuses 5 Protestors of Warring Against God”
“FOLLOWERS OF THE PATH OF SATAN ” ?
VIOLENCE – TWO QUOTES
»In all videos I watched, I found it peculiar that in scenes of people beating the security, it was the uniformed people (many may be duty soldiers) who were beaten by a minority; while a large number of greens are trying to prevent the beating … How come there are no scenes of (ununiformed) basijis being beaten? From eyewitness accounts, the ones who are SCARY, violent, harassing, and violating are the Basijis …«
from: “How is Ahmadinejad provoking violence? – The police truck runs over the man, 3 times … ”
December 29, 2009
http://iranfacts.blogspot.com/search?q=
»On the second video […] one sees that the security forces are flogging and strking down peaceful demonstrators. One also hears gun shots. On the first video one sees, how two police cars even knock down and run over demonstrators. Videos appeared later, in which some supporters of the green movement answered with the throwing of stones. [..] Some furious supporters of the green movement also want to beat up the government agents. […] These security forces having been disarmed [by some of the demonstrators], the majority [of the demonstraters standing close by] protect the security forces of the government. […] The gathered crowd often shouts “Let him go!”, if one of the participants of the rally loses his nerves and wants to beat up the [now disarmed] security agent of the government. That now and then sounded like a new slogan. […] [T]he philosophy of this movement is peaceful as it has been peaceful right from its beginning. One of its idols has been and will be Gandhi, whose most quoted maxim is: “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” […] «
2nd January, 2010
(translated from the German language)
http://dustandtrash.blogspot.com/
(a German language blog)