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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Four Iranians Sentenced for Advocating Boycott of Elections
2004-05-28
Three liberal opposition members have been sentenced to suspended prison terms for "propaganda" against Iran by calling for a boycott of February polls, the state state news agency IRNA reported Tuesday. The three -- Hassan Asghari, Shapour Rashno and Ezzatollah Jafari -- were each sentenced to 91-day suspended terms. A fourth defendant, Ali Mohammad Jahanghiri from Andimeshk in southwest Iran, was sentenced to six months in prison, but the verdict was commutted to a fine of three million rials (352 dollars).
Posted by:Mike Sylwester

#1  ...a fine of three million rials (352 dollars).

Ahem... Quite the nasty conversion rate ya got there, guys.
Posted by: mojo   2004-05-28 4:27:34 PM  

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