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In their infinite wisdom, Iran let loose over 54,000 criminals in a misguided effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in the country’s overcrowded prisons. So far, the disease has infected over 3,000 people, including 23 members of the Iranian parliament, and has killed dozens.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters certain inmates were allowed out of prison after testing negative for COVID-19 and posting bail. “Security prisoners,” sentenced to more than five years, would not be let out lest they kill others, which is their wont.
Esmaili indicated that several prominent Iranian political prisoners and British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe would be allowed out. Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband said Saturday he believed his wife had contracted the virus at Tehran’s Evin prison and authorities were refusing to test her.
Esmaili indicated that several prominent Iranian political prisoners and British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe would be allowed out. Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband said Saturday he believed his wife had contracted the virus at Tehran’s Evin prison and authorities were refusing to test her.
Esmaili insisted Monday Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been in contact with her family and “told them about her good health,” according to the BBC. The British-Iranian charity worker was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of espionage charges, which both she and the UK have denied.
There was no word on whether Robert Levinson and Siamak Namazi, both American prisoners believed to be detained in Iran on accusations of spying, would be included. Namazi’s lawyer Jared Genser has alleged that the detainee is at “serious risk” of contracting the virus after a case was confirmed in his prison ward.
On Tuesday, the Iranian health ministry said the number of confirmed cases had risen by more than 50 percent for the second day in a row. The disease claimed 11 more lives since Monday, bring the death toll to 77, the highest in the world outside China. The number confirmed by authorities now stands at 2,336, though the real figure is believed to be far higher.
Part of the problem may actually stem from the Iranians themselves, some of whom believe that licking a holy shrine is a smart thing to do during the health crisis.
Two male idiots in Iran defied coronavirus health warnings and could be jailed and flogged after videos circulated of them licking holy shrines.
In one of the videos, viewed more than half a million times, a man is seen at the Masumeh shrine in Qom, saying, "I'm not scared of coronavirus", before licking and kissing the gates.
In another video at the Mashhad shrine, a man is filmed saying he is there to lick the shrine, "so the disease can go inside my body and others can visit it with no anxiety".
There was no word on whether Robert Levinson and Siamak Namazi, both American prisoners believed to be detained in Iran on accusations of spying, would be included. Namazi’s lawyer Jared Genser has alleged that the detainee is at “serious risk” of contracting the virus after a case was confirmed in his prison ward.
On Tuesday, the Iranian health ministry said the number of confirmed cases had risen by more than 50 percent for the second day in a row. The disease claimed 11 more lives since Monday, bring the death toll to 77, the highest in the world outside China. The number confirmed by authorities now stands at 2,336, though the real figure is believed to be far higher.
Part of the problem may actually stem from the Iranians themselves, some of whom believe that licking a holy shrine is a smart thing to do during the health crisis.
Two male idiots in Iran defied coronavirus health warnings and could be jailed and flogged after videos circulated of them licking holy shrines.
In one of the videos, viewed more than half a million times, a man is seen at the Masumeh shrine in Qom, saying, "I'm not scared of coronavirus", before licking and kissing the gates.
In another video at the Mashhad shrine, a man is filmed saying he is there to lick the shrine, "so the disease can go inside my body and others can visit it with no anxiety".
And remember, Iran is developing nuclear weapons.
MP Hasan Nowrozi said: "Such people would face two months to two years [in] jail and up to 74 lashes as punishment." That's two lashes more than virgins-on- delivery.
Iran has recorded one of the highest numbers of coronavirus cases outside China.
While some measures have been taken to protect visitors - such as disinfecting licked and unlicked holy shrines - there hasn't been an outright closure of the sites.
Some religious clerics believe the shrines, including the Masumeh shrine in Qom, have divine powers that can cure diseases. They also believe that when the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars, the day of Aquarius has arrived.
Millions of people visit the shrines every year, spending hour upon hour praying near them, or kissing and touching them and other things.
MP Hasan Nowrozi said: "Such people would face two months to two years [in] jail and up to 74 lashes as punishment." That's two lashes more than virgins-on- delivery.
Iran has recorded one of the highest numbers of coronavirus cases outside China.
While some measures have been taken to protect visitors - such as disinfecting licked and unlicked holy shrines - there hasn't been an outright closure of the sites.
Some religious clerics believe the shrines, including the Masumeh shrine in Qom, have divine powers that can cure diseases. They also believe that when the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars, the day of Aquarius has arrived.
Millions of people visit the shrines every year, spending hour upon hour praying near them, or kissing and touching them and other things.
Mohammad Ali bin Mohammed al Mohamed, who owns the Iranian Shrine Emporium says, "Business is booming, and soon too will Big Satan and Little Satan boom, if you know what I mean."
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