Iranian Judiciary Hangs Minor, Provides Unprecedented Justification
Int.'l Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
21-Sep-2011 (7 comments)

On Wednesday morning, the Iranian Judiciary hanged a minor for the murder of Iranian athlete Rouhollah Dadashi. Alireza Mollasoltani, who was not yet 18, had confessed to stabbing and murdering Dadashi with a knife. The public execution took place at 4:30 a.m. in Golshahr, Karaj, near Tehran. Though human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned the Iranian Judiciary’s execution of individuals under the age of 18, it is common for the Iranian Judiciary to keep convicts in prison until they turn 18 and then carry out their death sentences. Mollasoltani’s execution, however, was carried out even though he was a few months shy of 18.

Moments after the public hanging, Ali Rezvanmanesh, the Prosecutor’s Representative present at the execution, talked to Fars News Agency, justifying the execution of a minor by saying that the basis for determination of a convict’s age is not the the 365-day Iranian solar calendar, but the 355-day Arabic lunar calendar. “The determining factor in the law is the individual’s maturity according to Sharia, which is based on lunar calendar months. In this sense, the murderer had lived more than 18 years and therefore there existed no Sharia or legal impediments to carrying out the Qisas [retribution] against him. Of course, Alireza Mollasoltani was two months under the age of 18 according to solar months; [but] it is clear that the determining factor in the law is not the solar age, and we act according to Sharia-based matur... >>>

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Simorgh5555

HHH

by Simorgh5555 on Sun Sep 25, 2011 01:39 AM PDT

Even if he was a murderer then his punishment should not have been carried out in public like some fair ground attraction. Public display of cruelty such infront of young children engenders brutality and will lead to the moral decline of society. 

Sometimes it would be difficult to avoind public dispay of violence such as targetted assassinations and justified acts of violence against a despotic regime like the IR because there is no other way.  


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HHH

Peeeeleeez!

by HHH on Sun Sep 25, 2011 01:13 AM PDT

Will you guys stop this 18-year-old nonesense?!

A 10 year old guy today can write computer softwares a mile long, a 16 year old can run 3 businesses, raise 2 kids and finish college all together, and I'm not talking about the smartest. I personally knew everything I know today as far as whats good and whats bad when I was 14. Do you really think a 17 year old who stabs the country's hero so many times that the giant man falls and dies doesn't know what he's doing because he's only 17.5?!!!!!

If the guy was truly a murderer kill him this minute because people like him will never change and I know that first hand. The less of these animals the better. If you disagree just wait till one of them catches you at the wrong time!


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hamsade ghadimi

به خودت نگیر

hamsade ghadimi
Fri Sep 23, 2011 07:21 AM PDT

به خودت نگیر باوفا. مگه ساندیس می‌خوری؟


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Bavafa

HG: It seems your comment is pointed at me...

by Bavafa on Fri Sep 23, 2011 07:17 AM PDT

And since you seem to agree with my hope of abolishing death penalty every where, I can only think that your jab is with me personally.

If that is the case, I hope you feel better now that you got that off  your chest.  

Your "sandis-khor" comment however, gave me a good chuckle.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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hamsade ghadimi

sandis-khor logic

by hamsade ghadimi on Thu Sep 22, 2011 08:20 PM PDT

let's start by protecting children and those whose crime is having an opinion from execution.  then we can talk abolishing capital punishment everywhere.


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Bavafa

State sponsored murder MUST be stopped every where

by Bavafa on Wed Sep 21, 2011 09:23 PM PDT

With the hopes that one day we see this barbaric act stop not only in Iran but every other nation in the world.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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IranFirst

Islamic Logic

by IranFirst on Wed Sep 21, 2011 08:10 PM PDT

With that logic , he was 30 years old , in Venus years.

Barbaric Islam does not need reason or logic to kill for Arab Allah.


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