Iran has executed Mohsen Shekari. I wanted to know what was the official charge. So I go to Associated Press where I read Mizan said Shekari had been arrested on Sept. 25, then convicted on Nov. 20 on the charge of “moharebeh,” a Farsi word meaning “waging war against God." Hm, not clear what he actually did. Just above it reads Shekari was accused of [...] attacking with a machete a member of the security forces. Ok, he was accused of that, but was that what he was guilty of? Doesn't say.
Maybe BBC is better: On 1 November, the court found Shekari guilty of fighting and drawing a weapon "with the intention of killing, causing terror and disturbing the order and security of society" and convicted him of "enmity against God". So, he was guilty of fighting but was convicted of enmity? What's the difference between "guilty of" and "convicted of"?
I'm sure CNN explains everything: He was reportedly convicted of “waging war against God” for stabbing a member of the Basij paramilitary force.
I highly doubt that that police officer was God himself, so the only rational explanation is that today's journalism is dead.
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