Iran:judiciary

The Iranian Supreme Court has acquitted a group of men charged over a series of gruesome killings in Kerman in 2002.
The court found that the men were not guilty because 'their victims were involved in un-Islamic activities'.The killers said they believed Islam let them spill the blood of anyone engaged in illicit activities if they issued two warnings to the victims.
The men are all members of the paramilitary group of Bassiji.
Lower courts rulings found all the men guilty of murder.
The ruling may still not be final, however, because a lower court in Kerman can appeal the decision to the full membership of the Supreme Court. More than 50 Supreme Court judges would then take part in the final decision.


A 17 year old boy Kamal (last name unknown) has voluntarily turned himself to police and confessed to the murder of a 25 year man.
The man entered the barbershop where Kamal works and somehow got in a fight with the owner.
After the man left, he returned with a knife. During the following fight Kamal stabbed the man.

At this moment the case is under investigation.




After the father of Sina Paymand gathered the 'bloodmoney', money to pay the relatives of the victim, in order to avoid execution, an amount of $56,000, the relatives refused to take the money.

On this site is further information.

This means Sina Paymand is in imminent danger of execution.






Faramarz , is accused of killing another boy with a knife in july 2006, in a fight in the city of Karaj.
Faramarz's last court session was held on Wednesday March 14, 2007.
He is now awaiting the final verdict by 5 judges.
Faramarz is 16 years old.


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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