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Iran starts trial of 16 post-election protestors
[Al Arabiya Latest] Iran put on trial on Saturday 16 anti-government protesters, including two women, who were arrested on the Shiite mourning day of Ashura, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Five of the defendants are accused of being mohareb (enemies of God) and corrupt on earth, both crimes punishable by death under the Iranian legal system, which is based on sharia, Islamic law, IRNA said.

The rest are accused of "gathering and conspiring against security, propaganda against the system and seeking to harm security by inciting unrest and riot," it said.


The semi-official Isna news agency quoted the deputy Tehran prosecutor as saying that of the 16, one was a member of the outlawed Baha'i faith, one was a communist and some of the rest belonged to the counterrevolutionary group Mojahedin Khalq Organization.

Ashura demonstrations on Dec. 27 were the bloodiest showdown in months between anti-government protesters and security forces.

About 1,000 people were arrested and eight killed, including the nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Posted by: Fred 2010-01-31
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