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| Ebadi refuses to obey court summons | |
| 2005-01-16 | |
Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel peace prize, received the summons on Thursday. "The manner in which the summons has been arranged is illegal. I won't go to the court," Ebadi told the news agency. "A summons has to specify the reason. That a summons is issued for somebody without specifying the reason and subject is illegal." Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, one of three lawyers to represent Ebadi if she is charged, said the Revolutionary Court could arrest Ebadi for disregarding the order. Though a reason wasn't specified, Dadkhah said she had been summoned to testify as a witness, not as an accused. The summons was issued Wednesday, ordering her appearance within three days, which would be by Saturday. However, because she received the summons Thursday, Dadkhah said the deadline was Sunday. | |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #2 ...I forsee this coming to a bad end. The Mad Mullahs are not going to stand for a Mere Woman defying them. They may not specifically say to kill her, but rather someone may ask, "Who will rid me of this troublesome lawyer?", and there's lots of moonbats over there who will be happy to help. What will be thoroughly disgusting to watch will be the absolute SILENCE on the part of the Nobel Committee. They had no compunction about announcing how their selection of Jimmah Cartuh was intended as a slap at the United States - but now that a winner really is about to face a monstrous theocracy, they will say NOTHING. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-01-16 8:50:15 AM |
| #1 Addendum: She also announced her book deal today. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-01-16 4:47:43 AM |