Man Has Death Penalty Sentence For Porn Quashed In Iran
source: http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/08/iran-quashes-death-sentence-for-canadian-resident
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An Iranian man has had his death sentence for operating a pornography website quashed, reports say.
Saeed Malekpour had been living in Canada and was in the process of applying for citizenship when he returned to his native Iran in 2008 to visit his ill father. When he arrived, he was placed under arrest for designing and moderating adult websites, which is illegal in Iran. He was also charged with taking action against national security, agitating against the regime, contact with foreign entities and insulting the sanctity of Islam.
Malekpour has been a Canadian resident since 2004. Both Malekpour's lawyers and supporters say that he is innocent of all charges, and that the porn site used the upload code for a photo site he had written without his knowledge. After his arrest, Malekpour was kept in solitary confinement for almost a year without access to legal representation. Malekpour's lawyers also say that he was brutally tortured to extract a videotaped confession, which officials then broadcast on state television. Malekpour wrote a letter to his supporters about the confession which was published on the website they maintain for his cause. From the Guardian Online:
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/08/iran-quashes-death-sentence-for-canadian-re...
Saeed Malekpour had been living in Canada and was in the process of applying for citizenship when he returned to his native Iran in 2008 to visit his ill father. When he arrived, he was placed under arrest for designing and moderating adult websites, which is illegal in Iran. He was also charged with taking action against national security, agitating against the regime, contact with foreign entities and insulting the sanctity of Islam.
Malekpour has been a Canadian resident since 2004. Both Malekpour's lawyers and supporters say that he is innocent of all charges, and that the porn site used the upload code for a photo site he had written without his knowledge. After his arrest, Malekpour was kept in solitary confinement for almost a year without access to legal representation. Malekpour's lawyers also say that he was brutally tortured to extract a videotaped confession, which officials then broadcast on state television. Malekpour wrote a letter to his supporters about the confession which was published on the website they maintain for his cause. From the Guardian Online:
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/08/iran-quashes-death-sentence-for-canadian-re...
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