Reuters: Iran's Guards call for 'maximum punishment' of fuel unrest leaders
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has urged the country’s judiciary to mete out harsh sentences to what he described as “mercenaries” involved in protests against a fuel price hike last week, the judiciary’s Mizan news site reported.
“We caught all the mercenaries who openly confessed they were doing mercenary work for America and, God willing, the judicial system of the country will give them maximum punishments,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, a deputy Guards commander, was quoted as saying.
Iran’s clerical rulers have blamed “thugs” linked to exiles and foreign foes - the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia - for stirring up unrest which has led to some of the worst violence in the country in a decade.
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More News On The Unrest In Iran
As internet restored, online Iran protest videos show chaos -- AP
Iran vows to punish 'mercenaries' behind deadly demonstrations -- Al Jazeera
Iran Warns Regional States of Consequences if They Stoked Unrest -- Haaretz/Reuters
Death toll in Iran protests rises to 115: Amnesty -- Daily Sabah
1 comment:
Hardly a riot, looks like the crowd being dispersed after a English football match.
Now Hong Kong, that's a riot.
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