Iran vice-president summoned to court over anti-execution remarks
An Iranian court has issued a legal order requiring Shahindokht
Molaverdi, Iran's vice-president for women and family affairs, to
attend a trial session, an Iranian judiciary official said.
Iran's Judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, has said
that the officials of Sistan-Baluchestan Province have filed a
lawsuit in court against Shahindokht Molaverdi, ILNA news agency
reported.
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei further added that the vice president
has been officially summoned to a court in Tehran Province.
The spokesperson did not provide further details about the trial
session and allegations against the vice-president.
Back in February, Shahindokht Molaverdi expressed her concerns over
the high number of execution in the south-eastern province of
Sistan-Baluchestan suggesting the entire male population of a
village in the province has been hanged due to involvement in
drug-related crimes.
The provincial officials protested the remarks made by the
vice-president describing them as baseless.
Despite the efforts made by Iranian law enforcement forces to stop
it, drug trafficking still remains as a serious issue in the
country.
An Iranian anti-drugs official earlier said that drug abuse
annually inflicts a damage of 450 trillion rials (about $14.9
billion) to Iran's economy.
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