IRAN·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 12, 2001·1 MIN READ

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement said the death sentence issued by the late Imam Khomeyni against the apostate Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie was irrevocable

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement said the death sentence issued by the late Imam Khomeyni against the apostate Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie was irrevocable. The Islamic Propaganda Organization (IPO) urged Muslims worldwide to implement the historical verdict.

— SOURCES

(Sources: IRNA monitored by BBC, 12/02/2001)