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Iran: Prisoner of conscience Mohsen Amir Aslani hanged for ‘different interpretation of Quran’

Mohsen Amir Aslani
NCRI - The Iranian Resistance calls on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, as well as all international human rights organizations to strongly condemn the execution of prisoner of conscience Mr Mohsen Amir Aslani on charges of “corruption on earth; changing Islam’s principles and secondary laws; and new interpretation of Quran”. 

It further calls for adoption of binding decisions against the growing number of arbitrary executions by the religious fascism ruling Iran.

Mr. Amir Aslani, 37, who had been in prison since eight years ago, was once sentenced to four years in prison which was later commuted to twenty-eight months. However, as more fabricated charges were brought against him, the head henchman Judge Salavati condemned him to death.

The Iranian regime has refraining from handing over the body of this prisoner to his family through stonewalling and offering contradictory answers to them.

The executions are continuing while Hassan Rouhani, infamous among the Iranian people as 'President of Execution' for his record of over 1,000 executions in a year, is visiting New Yerk to whitewash the regime's crimes.

Source: Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, September 25, 2014


Iranian Authorities React to the Reports About Mohsen Amir Aslani’s Execution This Morning

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported today that Mohsen Amir Aslani was executed convicted of “Corruption on earth” and heresy. Iranian authorities have now reacted to this report. 

Iran Human Rights, September 24, 2014: A high ranking Iranian Judiciary official confirmed today execution of Mr. Mohsen Amir Aslani (37) in Rajaishahr prison of Karaj this morning. 

Gholamhossein Esmaeili, the Judiciary official, told Mizannews that Mohsen Amir Aslani was executed convicted of rape. He denied that Mr. Aslani’s death sentence was related to his other charges.

Base on the information Iran Human Rights (IHR) has access to Mr. Amir Aslani had in March 2007 been charged with among others heresy, insulting Prophet Jonah and immoral acts. 

In March 2007 he was sentenced by a the section 31 of Tehran’s Court of Appeal to imprisonment, lashes and economic fines. But later he was charges with “corruption on the earth” for the same charges in addition to charges of rape. 

According to IHR’s information, Mr. Amir Aslani never confessed to the rape charges and there was not sufficient evidence supporting these charges. 

IHR calls for an independent investigation of Mr. Mohsen Amir Aslani’s case.

Source: Iran Human Rights, September 24, 2014

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