voice of Iran** part 7 Death Commission” of 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Main members of the death commission
voice of Iran** part 7
Death Commission” of 1988 massacre of political prisoners.
Main members of the death commission
Khomeini assigned an ‘Amnesty Commission’ for prisons. In reality it was a ‘Death Commission” comprised of the three individuals: A representative of the Ministry of Intelligence, a religious judge and a prosecutor. The final decision rested with the Intelligence Ministry official. They held a trial for a few minutes that resembled more of an interrogation session. The questions were focused on whether the inmate continued to have any allegiances to the PMOI (MEK). The PMOI prisoners made up of more than 90 percent of those taken before the “Death Commission.” If the prisoners were not willing to collaborate totally with the regime against the PMOI, it was viewed as a sign of sympathy to the organization and the sentence was immediate execution. The task of the Death Commission was to determine whether a prisoner was a so-called “Enemy of God” or not. In the case of Mojahedin prisoners, that determination was often made after only a single question about their party affiliation. Those who said ‘Mojahedin’ rather than the derogatory ‘Monafeqin’ were sent to be hanged.
source:care for Humans in Iran
19 Augest 2016
