Iran believed to have executed a ‘gangster’ for engaging in gay sexual activities

[Fearless]

A young man described as a ‘gangster’ who is known only by the initials CH M was hanged publicly in Marwdasht, Fars Province, Iran, for allegedly engaging in ‘sodomy’ with another man.

Speaking with the Iranian Fars News Agency, Gholamhossein Chamansara, the Attorney General of Marwdasht, reported that the death penalty was given to the man – whose exact age is not known – due to his ‘despicable/heinous act’ that contradicted Sharia Muslim laws.

Chamansara also added that the man was a gangster and performed the type of ‘unlawful activities’ for which the death penalty is usually applied.

He was executed on 19 April.


http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/26/iran-believed-to-have-executed-a-gangster-for-engaging-in-gay-sexual-activities/

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[bluestateguy]

1. Lovely little country they got there

nt

[msongs]

2. the country IS lovely, its the religion that is not nt

[MADem]

3. You see why I can't stand that fucking government?

And why I am appalled at anyone who can defend those bastards on this board? I'm not talking about the PEOPLE of Iran, they're great, but that government is f-u-c-k-ed UP, and they are flat-out evil.

Gorji Marzban chairperson of the Austrian-based Oriental Queer Organization (ORQOA) commented: ‘In Iran any kind of sexual activities beyond the category of marriage can be punished by death.

‘Gay sex, adultery and in some cases rape are offences potentially punishable by the death penalty. In this case I did not see any statements given by judiciary bodies about adultery or rape, so to me it is seems very likely that “CH M” was hanged for gay sex.

‘At the same time the government claims that there are no homosexuals in Iran and homosexuality, and if existing at all, is a curable “condition”. Sexuality is basic human right and the person’s dignity and right to sexuality must be respected as long it involves adult consensual activity.’

Saghi Gaharahman, chairperson of the Toronto based Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO) stated that she condemns the huge rate of executions in Iran.

I will bet you that hanging was done using a drott crane. They wheel the thing into the center of town, force all of the community out of their houses to attend, and string the poor bastards up. No need to build a gallows, it's a rolling one, those drott cranes.

I will also bet that any 'rape' charges came as a result of consensual sex partners recanting and denying to save their own skin. What a horrible thing for them to have to live with all their lives.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. I Agree...

It isn't the country or even most Iranians who are screwed up... it's definitely the government with their insistance upon Shari'a law.