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| Canadian journalist ’beaten to death’ |
| 2003-07-16 |
| EFL Iran has acknowledged that a Canadian-Iranian photojournalist was beaten to death after her arrest outside a prison in Tehran. Vice President Ali Abtahi said Zahra Kazemi died "of a brain haemorrhage resulting from beatings". Thought she was too high a profile for them to cover up. Ms Kazemi, 54, was detained on 23 June for taking pictures of Tehran’s Evin prison. She was later pronounced dead after falling into a coma. But officials in Tehran are still refusing to allow Canada to conduct its own investigation into the photographer’s death. "We are knowledgeable enough to examine the body and find out the cause of her death, so we will not allow foreign teams to investigate," Health Minister Massoud Pezeshkian told the AFP news agency. He agreed that Ms Kazemi’s cause of death was a brain haemorrhage, but said the investigation was ongoing. "I examined the body myself and there were no bruises or cuts of the face," Mr Pezeshkian said. Did you look at the back of her head? "We are going to examine the corpse again and I will view the report, and I have appointed a medical team to look into this case." Stalling till they pick a fall guy. Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami ordered four ministers to investigate the death of the freelance photographer. Relations between Tehran and Ottawa have become strained over the case. Canadian deputy prime minister John Manley said on Monday that bilateral relations would be damaged if Ms Kazemi’s body was not returned. But Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolvahed Moussavi-Lari said Ms Kazemi’s death had nothing to do with Canada "since she is an Iranian citizen." She is also a Canadian citizen which means it is Canada’s business. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Sidney Greenstreet voice: "I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, its possible to get another. There's only one Islamic Republic of Iran." |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-7-16 1:45:17 PM |
| #1 "Give 'em the Kid." he said in a Bogart-like voice. "There's plenty more Basji where he came from." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-7-16 10:21:45 AM |