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| Calls for flogging Karroubi |
| 2009-08-18 |
| A hard-line Iranian cleric called on opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi to be lashed over his controversial claims that some election protesters were raped or tortured in custody. Karoubi has stoked the ire of the authorities with allegations that women and young boys detained in custody after the massive protests over Ahmadinejad's re-election had been raped. His allegation was rejected by the authorities as "baseless." "In religious teachings if someone accuses another of sexual crime and he is unable to prove it, then he should receive 80 lashes," cleric Ahmad Khatami was quoted as saying by the Kayhan newspaper. "Now Mr. Karoubi has accused the regime and his allegations were rejected by two branches of the regime," said Khatami, who is a regular leader of Friday prayers in Tehran. Karoubi vowed on Sunday to seek the truth over the prison abuse allegations. "But I say again that this behaviour and intimidation will not silence me and I will raise the issues I deem necessary. I will only shut up when all the dimensions of these incidents have been examined and the people are told the truth." |
| Posted by:Fred |