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Ayatollah Says Iran Has No Political Prisoners Because No Law Mentions Them
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi said in Tehran on 29 April that "we have no political prisoners in Iran" because Iranian law does not mention such offenses.... His statement contradicts President Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatamiâs earlier admission that dissidents have been jailed. "The world may consider certain cases, by their nature, political crimes, but because we do not have a law in this regard, these are considered ordinary offenses."Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-30 |
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