Iran 'executes Sunni militants'

 Iran 'executes Sunni militants¹'

Iran has executed members of a Sunni rebel （叛徒，反叛者）group blamed for a spate² of attacks in the south-east of the country, state media says.

However, there are conflicting reports（相互抵触的报道） as to whether all 14 of those convicted have been hanged or just some of them.

Tehran says the men are members of the Jundollah (God's Soldiers) Sunni group which it blames for a series of bombings and killings⁴.

Amnesty International had appealed for a stay of execution.

It said the convicts did not receive a fair trial.

The semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday that the 14 would be executed in public in the city of Zahedan, in the south-eastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.

It said those to be hanged included the brother of the group's leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, who it described as Jundollah's second-in-command.

But Ebrahim Hamidi, who heads the judiciary（司法部） in the province, told Fars on Tuesday that the sentence for "some" of those convicted had been carried out inside a prison.

He said that Rigi's brother would be executed later in the week.

However, Iran state radio reported on Tuesday that all 14 had been executed.

It quoted Zahedan's prosecutor⁵, Mohammad Marzieh, as saying the men were hanged for killing³ dozens of civilians⁶, policemen and for bombings in the area.

Repeated attacks

Iran, which is predominantly Shia Muslim, says Jundollah is part of the Sunni Islamist al-Qaeda network.

Jundollah has claimed repeated attacks in the province, including a bombing in May in a Shia mosque⁷ in Zahedan that killed 25 people, Iranian media say.

Human rights groups accuse Iran of making excessive use of the death penalty but Tehran insists it is an effective deterrent⁸ that is used only after a lengthy⁹ judicial¹⁰ process. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

 

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 spate   

n.泛滥，洪水，突然的一阵

参考例句：

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

8 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

9 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

10 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。