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| Iranian Judges Hear Complaints from Bloggers |
| 2005-01-16 |
| From Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi and other judicial officials met on the evening of 11 January with several of the webloggers who have alleged that they were mistreated while in custody, ILNA reported. Mahbubeh Abbasqoli, Hanif Mazrui, Omid Memarian, Ruzbeh Mir-Ebrahimi, Arash Naderpur, Fereshteh Qazi, Masud Qoreshi, and Shahram Rafizadeh reviewed allegations they had discussed previously with presidential adviser Hojatoleslam Mohammad Ali Abtahi and the Committee for Monitoring Implementation of the Constitution. They described beatings, humiliating questions about their sexual habits and relationships, solitary confinement, lack of access to lawyers, and being forced to write confessions. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #4 [the bloggers] described beatings, humiliating questions about their sexual habits and relationships, solitary confinement, lack of access to lawyers, and being forced to write confessions. Dan Rather's wet-dream. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-01-16 10:34:59 PM |
| #3 Editors, please correct that embarrassing "here" to "hear". |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2005-01-16 2:37:49 PM |
| #2 Open noose, insert head. The judge is part of the problem, not part of a solution. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-01-16 8:58:10 AM |
| #1 Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi and other judicial officials met on the evening of 11 January with several of the webloggers who have alleged that they were mistreated while in custody, ILNA reported. Heh, Iranian bloggers met with a judge who's an ayatollah. Hello? He's a member of the mullahcracy, people, so what would be the likelihood of him dispensing justice that goes against his fellow clerics' wishes? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-16 4:46:54 AM |