Iranian religious leaders call for death sentence for demonstration organizersJune 27, 2009 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian religious leaders call for death penalty for leaders of the popular demonstrations.At his five-day prayers sermon, hard line cleric Ahmad Khatami (who is close to the hard line faction of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) called for capital punishment for leaders of the popular demonstrations against the outcome of the election, "I demand that the country's legal system launched decisive confrontation with demonstration organizers. I demand that they all be indiscriminately sentenced to death penalty," MIGnews.com quotes religious leader as saying. Capital punishment against organizers of disorders is consistent with the norms of Islamic legislation, Khatami said. Iranian government-run media report that 8 Basij militia members and 17 demonstrators died while dispersing demonstration. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |