Makwan Moloudzadeh, was executed yesterday for a "crime" he allegedly committed when he was 13 years old

According to the lawyer, the other 3 boys who had came with the rape allegations against Makwan, later withdrew their explanations and told the court that they had lied"Mr Eqbal says "it is strange why the judge insisted so much in carrying out the execution verdict against Makwan"

For more details about his background see the reports from Amnesty International: He was reportedly arrested on 1 October 2006 in Paveh, in the western province of Kermanshah. He was detained in Paveh Prison and later transferred to Kermanshah Central Prison. Following interrogations in Paveh during which he was reportedly ill-treated, he was tried by Branch 1 of the Kermanshah Criminal Court and on 7 June 2007 he was sentenced to death. The witnesses and the two people who had pressed charges against him withdrew their claims after the trial. Under Iranian law, children (boys of up to 14.7 years) are to be flogged for lavat ("homosexual acts"). However, the judge relied on ‘elm-e qazi, the "knowledge of the judge" to determine that penetration had taken place and that Makwan Moloudzadeh could be sentenced to death. Makwan Moloudzadeh lodged an appeal on 5 July, which the Supreme Court rejected on 1 August. Several witnesses have withdrawn their testimonies and signed notarized written statements to that effect.

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