Iran: bill proposed to extend death penalty to online crimes
07 Jul 2008A draft has been passed on its first reading by the Iranian parliament which proposes to apply the death penalty to bloggers and website editors who ‘promote corruption, prostitution or apostasy’. According to article 3 of the bill, judges will be able to decide whether the person found guilty of these crimes is a ‘mohareb’ (enemy of God) or a ‘corrupter on earth’. Article 190 of the criminal code stipulates that these crimes are punishable by ‘hanging’ or by ‘amputation of the right hand and left foot’.
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GagWatch » Iran proposes death penalty for bloggers
[...] to bloggers and website editors who ‘promote corruption, prostitution or apostasy’ has passed (via) its first reading by the Iranian parliament. According to article 3 of the bill, judges will be [...]