Why couldn't they have just told this reporter to leave. Imagine if we started jailing Iranian reporters!!!
Editorial: Iran's cruel and arbitrary treatment
Published: Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2015 at 5:11 p.m.
The fraudulence of Iran's prosecution of The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian is perfectly captured by the public statements of Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the first deputy chief justice of the judiciary, who frequently holds news conferences in Tehran. Last July, Mr. Mohseni-Ejei was asked about the status of Mr. Rezaian's trial, which was being held behind closed doors. "The trial will continue and when the verdict is issued we will announce it to people," he said.
Jason Rezaian's trial apparently ended Aug. 10. But to this day, no official verdict has been announced or communicated even to the U.S. journalist's lawyer. Nor has a sentence been made public. Instead, Rezaian's family has had to contend with confusing and contradictory statements by Mohseni-Ejei and other officials, which together demonstrate that nothing resembling a legitimate process - even under Iran's laws - has taken place.
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Editorial: Iran's cruel and arbitrary treatment?
Editorial: Iran's cruel and arbitrary treatment
Published: Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2015 at 5:11 p.m.
The fraudulence of Iran's prosecution of The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian is perfectly captured by the public statements of Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the first deputy chief justice of the judiciary, who frequently holds news conferences in Tehran. Last July, Mr. Mohseni-Ejei was asked about the status of Mr. Rezaian's trial, which was being held behind closed doors. "The trial will continue and when the verdict is issued we will announce it to people," he said.
Jason Rezaian's trial apparently ended Aug. 10. But to this day, no official verdict has been announced or communicated even to the U.S. journalist's lawyer. Nor has a sentence been made public. Instead, Rezaian's family has had to contend with confusing and contradictory statements by Mohseni-Ejei and other officials, which together demonstrate that nothing resembling a legitimate process - even under Iran's laws - has taken place.
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Editorial: Iran's cruel and arbitrary treatment?
