Over 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DUBAI - Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that the poisoning of schoolgirls is an “unforgivable” crime that should be punished by death if deliberate, state TV reported, amid public anger overOver 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November, according to state media and officials, with some politicians blaming religious groups opposed to girls’ education.
“Authorities should seriously pursue the issue of students’ poisoning,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying by state TV. “If it is proven deliberate, those perpetrators of this unforgivable crime should be sentenced to capital punishment.” Authorities have accused the Islamic Republic’s “enemies” of using the attacks to undermine the clerical establishment.
The White House called for an independent investigation to determine if the poisonings were related to protests, which would make it well within the mandate of the United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran.
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