Jul 18
A serving member of the paramilitary Basiji militia discussed his role in suppressing recent opposition street protests in Iran. The following is disturbing. In the Islamic Republic it is illegal to execute a young woman, regardless of her crime, if she is a virgin, he explained. Therefore a “wedding” ceremony is conducted the night before the execution: The young girl is forced to have sexual intercourse with a prison guard – essentially raped by her “husband.” “I regret that, even though
