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| Iran says HIV doctors among US-backed plotters |
| 2009-01-21 |
| Iran said on Monday that two doctors jailed since June were among a group convicted of a U.S.-backed plot to overthrow the Islamic republic by creating social upheaval, Fars news agency reported. Iran's judiciary said last Tuesday four people had been detained in connection with a U.S.-funded plot but did not name them. "Among the four key elements arrested in this case there were two doctors named Arash and Kamiar Alaei," said the counter-espionage director at Iran's intelligence ministry, who was not named. The intelligence official said the group sought to "incite social crises, organize street rallies and interfere in ethnic issues." "These people have also committed financial and moral offences as well as security crimes." The European Union in August called for the release of the two brothers, who were known for their pioneering work in HIV/AIDS. The U.S. State Department has also expressed concern. Iran announced last week the group had been sentenced to undisclosed jail terms. State broadcaster IRIB said confessions of those involved in the case would soon be aired, but did not name them. Iran has broadcast confessions in the past from people accused of threatening state security. Iran often accuses the West of seeking to undermine the Islamic state through a "soft" or "velvet revolution" with the help of intellectuals and others inside the country. Western diplomats and human rights groups say Iran has cracked down on dissenting voices since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005. Iran says it allows free speech and denies accusations it violates human rights. The semi-official Mehr News Agency on Saturday said a Tehran court had sentenced to jail a number of people over the allegations of a U.S.-backed plot, but did not give details. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Yup kill doctors then wonder why you're sick. Is there a word descripition for actions below moron. |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-01-21 18:04 |