Posted on 11/26/2004 8:03:46 PM PST by nuconvert
14-year-old boy ‘flogged to death’ by para-military police in western Iran
Thu. 25 Nov 2004
Iran Focus
Iran Tehran, Nov. 25 - New information has come to light over the sudden death of a 14-year-old schoolboy in western Iran, who died after being flogged for “eating in public” during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
Kaveh Habibi-Nejad died Nov. 12 and was buried in the cemetery of the Kurdish city of Sanadaj on Nov. 13, according to his death certificate.
The new information is the official report by the coroner’s office in Sanandaj. The report states that the boy died “as a result of brain hemorrhage, after the back of his skull was fractured by a blow from a hard object”.
Eye-witnesses had previously reported that Kaveh lost consciousness while being flogged by agents of Law Enforcement Forces, Iran’s paramilitary police force. They said they believed he died because “the metal cable being used to flog him hit his head”.
Flogging young men and teenagers in public for a range of offenses such as drinking alcohol or eating in public during the fasting season is common in Iranian cities.
Eye-witnesses said that before Kaveh was flogged, his punishment was read out by the Chief of Police who announced that Kaveh was to receive “85 blows on the back”.
Heartbreaking. Prayers for him and his surviving family.
Just damn.
Religion of peace. The best and most honorable way for mankind to live. Religion to replace all others.
Islam is well and truly f**ked up........as are most of its adherents.
Goddam F*ing barbarians!!!!!
Yup.
Long past time, actually.
This is Khomeinism.
The government of Iran imposes harsh punishments in order to keep the people frightened and under control.
They've learned that from other dictators throughout history
Who would you suggest we pray to for him?
And why?
The followers of Allah neither want, nor do they deserve the prayers of the followers of God.
Sunday School Christians seem to have a big blind spot regarding understanding of the basis of good versus evil conflicts.
I often wonder why that is so.
No one is requesting or giving content recommendations for Sarasmom's prayers.
My prayers were my own.
Are you saying that a fourteen year old boy, his Mother and perhaps even his Father are unworthy of prayer?
Yes.
I do not pray for the survival and advancement of evil.
I pray against that.
You asked for prayers for a muslim slain by his own belief system.
To what end?
If you think that God will have mercy on evil, you are self-delusional.
What exactly do you exhort non-muslims to prayer for, regarding this typical example of muslim justice?
all hail, the day, the hour, the minute that Iran becomes free.
The time will come.
A people can only be free when they DEMAND it.
I'm looking forward to the several weeks to months of front page coverage of this story in the NY Times even though it's not quite as egregious or cruel as panties on the heads of Islamofascist terrorists.
I read it.
Did you?
The Mullahs are mass murderers.
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