Picture: Mr. Lahiji and Mr. Emad Baghi

News in brief -
According to a report from public communication office of "Khuzestan" provincial judiciary Mr. Ali Matirinejad, Mr. Malek Banitamim and Mr. Abdollah Soleymani have been executed on Saturday December 19 ,2006 . They were charged with " Action against national security of the country".
Human rights advocates like: Mr. Abdolkarim Lahiji , lawyer and vice -president of the Ligue Pour La Defense Des Droits De L'Homme En Iran(in Paris) and Mr. Emadodinn Baghi, president of the Association in Defense of Prisoners Rights ( in Iran)have said that the people who have been executed did not have the right to a legal procedure and to righteous defense.
Mr. Baghi Said : When i saw i can't do anything to stop the execution , together with the families of these prisoners we met Mr. Karubi and asked him to help to stop the execution. Mr. Baghi said : Our effort is to stop execution of the next group.
Mr. Lahiji said : Our protest is that these people do not have an open trial and right to defend themselves. In other word these people are deprived from a "righteous trial" which is common in human rights culture.Mr. Lahiji as well said : These peoples legal procedure and trial can not be called trial and appeal .

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