YnetNews.com reports: “Iran’s police chief on Monday issued a three-day ultimatum to people involved in recent anti-regime protests, ordering them to turn themselves in and promising ‘significant leniency’ for those who comply, even as senior officials warned of severe punishments, including possible executions.
Ahmad-Reza Radan, Iran’s national police commander, said those he described as ‘rioters’ who surrender within the deadline would receive reduced penalties. His remarks came amid growing international concern that the Islamic Republic may launch an unprecedented wave of executions against protesters.
In a statement carried by Iran’s state media, Radan said young people who joined the unrest had been ‘misled’ and should not be viewed as ‘enemy soldiers.’ He urged them to report to authorities within three days to benefit from what he called a more forgiving approach.
His comments contrasted sharply with a far more threatening statement issued jointly by Iran’s executive, legislative and judicial branches, which vowed to ‘severely punish’ those accused of inciting what the regime labels terrorist acts. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said suspects would face expedited trials and warned that certain offenses, defined as ‘crimes against God,’ could carry the death penalty, typically carried out by hanging…”
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