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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on June 19, 2018, 04:09:52 am
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It sounds like we are saying it is highly questionable this man committed these murders.
U.S. Condemns Iran's Execution Of Sufi Man In Police Killing Case
The United States has condemned Iran's execution of a Sufi man who was convicted of killing three police officers during clashes between police and a Sufi sect in February.
The Iranian judiciary said Mohammad Reza Salas, 51, was hanged early on June 18.
"Salas’s rushed execution is the latest example of the Iranian regime’s disregard for the human rights of its citizens," Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said in a statement late on June 18.
Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/us-condemns-iran-execution-sufi-man-salas-accused-of-killing-three-police-officers-bus-protests-tehran/29302536.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/us-condemns-iran-execution-sufi-man-salas-accused-of-killing-three-police-officers-bus-protests-tehran/29302536.html)
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Why is this our concern? I'm no fan of Iran, but is this really our business?