Hands Off Cain
IRAN·DEATH PENALTY·AUGUST 9, 2002·1 MIN READ

The head of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Great Ayatollah...

The head of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Great Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, has sought the death penalty for a pro-reform journalist who allegedly insulted Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in a speech in the western city of Hamedan

The head of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Great Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, has sought the death penalty for a pro-reform journalist who allegedly insulted Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in a speech in the western city of Hamedan.
Speaking during the prayers in the holy city of Qom, Ayatollah Meshkini said: "The judge should consider a verdict of death penalty for the man."
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  • (Sources: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire 11/08/2002)