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| Protesters savagely raped in jail: Irans Karroubi |
| 2009-08-11 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi claimed several of the protesters jailed following Iran's June unrest have been savagely raped as a leading lawmaker said Monday the illegal entry to the Islamic republic of three detained American citizens may have been linked to the unrest. "A number of detainees have said that some female detainees have been raped savagely. Young boys held in detention have also been savagely raped," Karroubi said in a letter to powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, which was obtained by AFP. "The young boys are suffering from depression and serious physical and mental damage since their rapes," calling for Rafsanjani to order an investigation. Karroubi's "confidential letter" was delivered on July 29 to Rafsanjani in his capacity as head of the Assembly of Experts, the powerful body which selects and supervises the activities of the supreme leader. Karroubi urged Rafsanjani to take up the issue with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the "clergy and the Islamic republic will be held responsible" for such acts. "The people who told me about this hold sensitive positions and some are veterans of the war (with Iraq)," he said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by AFP. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 All this will change once Hillary will start talking to Iran. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-08-11 05:01 |
| #1 One more nail in the coffin of the Revolution. I almost feel sorry for what's going to happen when the time comes. And I wouldn't be too surprised if Nutjob or the Nutatollahs use their first nuke against their own people. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-08-11 01:20 |