Iran's Supreme Leader Syed Ali Khamenei today endorsed a proposal to show "Islamic compassion" to students who were detained during a recent wave of political protests in Iran.
| "Yes, Mahmoud. Only beat half of them to death." |
The official IRNA news agency reported that Khamenei's instruction was issued in response to a letter sent to him by his representatives in universities, Mohsen Qomi and Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi. Syed Khamenei's representatives had urged him to show "Islamic compassion" to students who "have made it clear that they have not been part of any conspiracy".
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They said some of the students became involved in protests out of "curiosity, because a dormitory was attacked, or because they had some demands as students", reported Iranian Students News Agency. However, it is not clear whether such an amnesty would apply only to repentant students or to all those detained. About 100 detained students are due to go on trial this week. The students, asking for more political freedom and also calling for the resignation of the government, were detained after protests that had started on June 10. |