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May 26, 2015
TEHRAN, Iran -- The closed trial of an American-Iranian reporter for the Washington Post detained in Iran for more than 10 months got underway Tuesday in a court used to hear security cases. Iran's official IRNA news agency said the trial of Jason Rezaian began in a Revolutionary Court, saying he had been charged with espionage and propaganda against the Islamic republic.
Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron told CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan the charges against Rezaian are "completely preposterous," and he fears the trial will not be fair. "He was put into solitary confinement for many months, under very harsh conditions in the worst prison in Iran," Baron told CBS News. "He's only been able to meet with his lawyer for an hour and a half." "While we still retain hope, we don't have a lot of confidence," Baron added.
Rezaian's mother Mary traveled to Tehran in the hope of being by her son's side for the trial, but the head of the Revolutionary Court -- a hardliner known within the country as the "judge of death" -- barred any members of the public from attending the proceedings. Ali Rezaian told CBS News that Rezaian's mother and wife, Salehi, went to the court and waited all day Tuesday, but were not allowed into the session.
Six judges accused of leading role in Iranian crackdown on free speech"This group is among the most notorious judges in Iran," said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, an Iranian human rights activist in Norway. "They are known for their politicized verdicts, unfair trials [and] sentencing prisoners based on confessions made under duress."
As always, when you can't defend your beloved Iran, you attempt to divert the topic. It's your favorite MO/SOP.Perhaps you should educate yourself to the practice here at home.
Simpleχity;1064660700 said:As always, when you can't defend your beloved Iran, you attempt to divert the topic. It's your favorite MO/SOP.
Once again, I refer back to Post 5...Closed door trials are common place is the point. Your posting a criticism of Iran doing this, that's fine. Do you post your complaints when the US does so, hmm?
Simpleχity;1064660700 said:As always, when you can't defend your beloved Iran, you attempt to divert the topic. It's your favorite MO/SOP.
Simpleχity;1064679945 said:Once again, I refer back to Post 5...
Yes, you just can't break your MO...SOP circle jerk.
Simpleχity;1064679994 said:Yes, you just can't break your MO...
Iran looks bad --> change the subject.
Simpleχity;1064679994 said:Yes, you just can't break your MO...
Iran looks bad --> change the subject.
Forget about it. Montecresto's anti Americanism is on the same level of hilarity as RDS's.
Relax, it's no secret. You adore the Ayatollah's.But Iran doesn't look bad, you do.
Simpleχity;1064686621 said:Relax, it's no secret. You adore the Ayatollah's.
The closed and secret "trial" of US journalist Jason Rezaian will resume on Monday. Mr. Rezaian, who faces 20 years if convicted, is being tried by a judge known in Iran as the "judge of death" for his harsh sentences.
You should take it as a concession. The wrong being committed is so staggeringly blatant that Monty can't bring himself to even address it directly.
And we'll never know because the trial is closed and secretive.Look, governments charge individuals with espionage, we have no way of knowing if the charges are ever legitimate or not.
Simpleχity;1064690039 said:And we'll never know because the trial is closed and secretive.
But you see nothing wrong with this, just like you see nothing shady with Iran refusing IAEA inspections of suspected nuclear-military facilities.
Following your SOP ... diversion.That's not what I said. I said that we've had our own military tribunals that aren't open to public scrutiny. I'm not satisfied that an Iranian "spy" would receive a "fair" trial in America. Hell, I'm not certain that Bradley (Chelsey) Manning did.
Simpleχity;1064690060 said:Following your SOP ... diversion.
This story isn't about the US. It's about your beloved Iran.
And why would that be?This story is about an American who has been arrested and charged with espionage. And of course no such trial will be held in the light of day.
Simpleχity;1064690090 said:And why would that be?
If their evidence is strong enough to convict, it should also be strong enough to withstand public/legal scrutiny.
I have no hopes for justice with this guy and am somewhat perplexed that the Obama administration isn't doing more to secure his release???
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