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organization Reporters Without Borders asked all bloggers to support 25-year-old Mojtaba Saminejad in Iran.
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organization Reporters Without Borders asked all bloggers to support 25-year-old Mojtaba Saminejad in Iran.
He had been sentenced to two years in prison by a Tehran revolutionary court for "insulting the Supreme Guide" and on June 22 was due to be tried for “insulting the prophets,” a penalty which carried the death penalty.
“This extremely serious accusation could result in his being found guilty of apostasy, which carries the death penalty under article 512 of the Islamic criminal code,” said Mohammad Saifzadeh, Mojtaba's lawyer.
He had been sentenced to two years in prison by a Tehran revolutionary court for "insulting the Supreme Guide" and on June 22 was due to be tried for “insulting the prophets,” a penalty which carried the death penalty.
“This extremely serious accusation could result in his being found guilty of apostasy, which carries the death penalty under article 512 of the Islamic criminal code,” said Mohammad Saifzadeh, Mojtaba's lawyer.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: p2pnet.net, 07/06/2005)
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