IRAN --- Basiji militiaman: I raped virgins before their execution

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DIRECT FROM TODAY'S www.rawstory.com BLOG - ONE OF THE LEAD STORIES

"A member of Iran’s notorious Basij militia who ran afoul of his superiors when he released two teenaged pro-democracy protesters says he was tasked with taking the virginity of young females sentenced to die.

In an exclusive interview with the Jerusalem Post, the unnamed male described how, as an 18-year-old Basij recruit, he was tasked with taking the virginity of girls who were sentenced to die.

Under Iranian law, a female cannot be executed if she is a virgin. Thus, prison officials forced young women into a brief “marriage” before their sentence was carried out."

For the rest of the article click on the following link:


http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/07/19/basiji-militiaman-i-raped-virgins

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Maybe also - a call to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: (202) 225-3121 - Congressional Hotline - just ask for the above committee.
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