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Murder Trial in Sweden Could Shine Unsavory Light on Iran's New President
NYT ^ | Published July 30, 2021 . Updated Aug. 2, 2021 | Farnaz Fassihi

Posted on 09/29/2021 4:54:45 PM PDT by Conservat1

Nearly 3,000 miles from Tehran where mass executions were carried out in 1988, a murder trial in Sweden could produce new revelations that complicate life for Iran’s president-elect. Iran’s president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, helped decide which prisoners lived or died during mass executions in 1988. A trial in Sweden may shed more light on his role.Credit...West Asia News Agency He was a 28-year-old student and member of a communist group in Iran serving a 10-year prison sentence in 1988 when, according to his family, he was called before a committee and executed without a trial or defense.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 1988massacre; ebrahimraisi; farnazfassihi; iran; massacre; rafalganowicz; sweden; torture; whatishisfrnick

1 posted on 09/29/2021 4:54:45 PM PDT by Conservat1
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To: Conservat1

Without sending a cent to the slimes I assume this guy was from the old Tudeh party.


2 posted on 09/29/2021 4:57:17 PM PDT by xp38
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To: All

BTW, FYI he was a double agent for years...


3 posted on 09/29/2021 4:58:55 PM PDT by Conservat1
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To: Conservat1

“He was a 28-year-old student and member of a communist group when, according to his family, he was called before a committee and executed without a trial or defense.”

I guess I’m not understanding the issue here.


4 posted on 09/29/2021 5:10:25 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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After all, it’s not like Commies are humans, or anything like that...


5 posted on 09/29/2021 5:14:42 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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credit to Rafal Ganowicz


6 posted on 09/29/2021 5:16:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Conservat1

The Butcher of Tehran has an unsavory past? I’m shocked! Shocked! Well, I’m not that shocked.


7 posted on 09/29/2021 5:49:24 PM PDT by Spok (Eschew the politics of envy.)
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