{"id":3560065,"date":"2008-08-21T01:41:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T10:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/?p=3560065"},"modified":"2023-04-13T05:15:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:15:58","slug":"3-iranian-filmmakers-summoned-for-helping-save-behnood-shojaee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/2008\/08\/21\/3-iranian-filmmakers-summoned-for-helping-save-behnood-shojaee\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Iranian filmmakers summoned for helping save Behnood Shojaee!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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rooz – Nader Irani<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an unprecedented measure, the Iranian judiciary froze a joint bank account that had \u200ebeen opened by three of the country\u2019s most prominent movie directors and actors with the \u200epurpose of collecting money to pay the \u201cDiye\u201d (i.e. blood money) set for a man currently \u200eon the death row. The three revered personalities are Ezzatollah Entezami, Parviz \u200eParastooyi, and Kiyumars PoorAhmad who have been active to prevent the execution of a \u200edeath sentence on Behnood Shojayi, who is on the death row.\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Behnood) Shojaee was sentenced to death by an Iranian court for having killed his playmate, when \u200eboth were still juveniles. To complicate matters, his family has been unable to meet the \u200eDiye, which if collected and handed over to the victim\u2019s next of kin, could<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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open the door \u200efor the latter\u2019s consent not to execute the death penalty over the accused. The initiative of \u200ethe three film actors has been widely welcomed by the public, and young Iranian \u200ejournalists who have expressed public gestures of support. This public enthusiasm and \u200eresponse to collect money for the Diye has been so wide that the victim\u2019s relatives agreed \u200eto provide the necessary consent before the Diye amount had been collected; a move that \u200ecan prevent the execution of Shojayi.\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Under these circumstances, it was surprising that the names of the three well-known and \u200eliked Iranian artists made news when they were summoned by a court whose prosecutor \u200ehad pretty harsh words for the good Samaritans. \u201cBy opening a joint account, these \u200eindividuals wanted to impress upon people to sympathize with the convicted criminal, \u200ewhose punishment remains the Ghesas\u201d (loosely translated to mean \u2018eye-for-an-eye \u200epunishment\u2019 as prescribed in Islam), the prosecutor announced.\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shamloo, the prosecutor of the first bench of Tehran\u2019s criminal court added, \u201cA \u200enewspaper published a news report about the sympathy of journalists and cinema actors \u200efor a convicted criminal by opening a joint bank account, an act that is illegal and which \u200eis why the court issued a freeze on the bank account.\u201d\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Iran\u2019s official state news agency, ISNA, reported that in addition to freezing the bank \u200eaccount, the prosecutor had summoned the three cinema stars to learn of the \u201cbasis on \u200ewhich they had opened the account.\u201d\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Following the publication of this news, Jame Jam Online website reported that Tehran\u2019s \u200edeputy prosecutor, judge Fakhreddin Jaafarzadeh announced that the bank account had \u200ebeen frozen because it was not clear who was its owner.\u201d At the same time, he denied \u200ereports that three actors had been summoned to the court, but in remarks that seemed to \u200esubstantiate the summons said, \u201cIf an artist were to be summoned to court, it would be for \u200einformation purposes, and not as suspects.\u201d \u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But perhaps most surprising were his comments that appeared to be threatening the \u200eartists, even though he made some positive remarks about them by saying that artists \u200eenjoy greater respect than the accusations that have been flouted against them.\u201d He added \u200ethat, \u201cEven if it is established that a group of artists are the owners of this bank account, \u200ethey shall be investigated and it shall be assumed that they are not aware of the special \u200elaws that were passed in 1997 by the State Expediency Council which have strengthened \u200ethe punishments against corruption, embezzlement, and misappropriation and which \u200ecarry punishments ranging from one to seven years of prison.\u201d \u200e
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rooz – Nader Irani<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an unprecedented measure, the Iranian judiciary froze a joint bank account that had \u200ebeen opened by three of the country\u2019s most prominent movie directors and actors with the \u200epurpose of collecting money to pay the \u201cDiye\u201d (i.e. blood money) set for a man currently \u200eon the death row. The three revered personalities are Ezzatollah Entezami, Parviz \u200eParastooyi, and Kiyumars PoorAhmad who have been active to prevent the execution of a \u200edeath sentence on Behnood Shojayi, who is on the death row.\u200e<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Behnood) Shojaee was sentenced to death by an Iranian court for having killed his playmate, when \u200eboth were still juveniles. To complicate matters, his family has been unable to meet the \u200eDiye, which if collected and handed over to the victim\u2019s next of kin, could<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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