Iran: First opposition protester sentenced to death
AKI reports:
— “Iranian authorities this week sentenced monarchist Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani to death for his role in the unrest following the contested 12 June election, reformist website Mowjcamp reported on Wednesday. He is the first person to face execution for his role in the protests against alleged fraud that returned hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power in the presidential poll.”
— “There has been no official confirmation of the verdict.”
— “Ali-Zamani had confessed to plotting against Iran’s Islamic system and belonging to the previously little-known Iran Monarchy Committee (IMC), which the theocratic Iranian government regards as a terrorist group.
Reformist website: Iran protester gets death sentence