A former Iranian vice president has been sentenced to six years in jail after being accused of fomenting unrest to overthrow the government, his lawyer said today.
Mohammad Ali Abtahi is the most senior reformer to face imprisonment following the disputed presidential election in June. Abtahi was vice president for parliamentary and legal affairs during the 1997-2005 presidency of Mohammad Khatami.
Read the story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/22/mohammad-ali-abtahi-iran-protests-jailed
The government cited above is, by American standards of Justice, arguably one of the most oppressive and unjust political systems in the world. And the "guilty" party here is sentenced to "six years in jail after being accused of fomenting unrest to overthrow the government".
Yet, our government here in Amerika routinely passes out sentences that long and longer for the considerably lesser offenses such as DUI and simple pot possession. Aren't you glad that your tax dollars are used so wisely? The "war on drugs", the "war on crime", and the "war on terrorism"... all distractions designed to keep YOU in FEAR and bleeding you dry.
I ask you, who is the most oppressive and unjust?
