Sunday, January 2, 2011

Armed mitIran: 100 celebrities call for release of German Reporter

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg agrees with Franz Beckenbauer, Josef Ackermann and Günther Jauch: 100 celebrities urging Iran's leadership to free two detained German journalists. The reporters wanted to talk about a woman who was sentenced to death for adultery. Berlin - The Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Guido Westerwelle are also business leaders such as Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann and railway chief Ruediger Grube.


A total of 100 representatives from politics, economy, culture and sports have appealed to the Iranian government, which demand the release of two detained German journalists. The solidarity action is in the "Bild am Sonntag newspaper that members of the editorial staff reporters. The paper acknowledges the appeal of the entire front page and twelve other pages.

The two German reporters were on 10 October has been arrested while trying to interview the son and the lawyer for the Iranian Sakine Mohammadi Aschtiani. According to the court Aschtiani should have had a relationship with the cousin of her husband. The cousin had killed the husband later.

According to judicial information to the woman having been involved in the murder. Westerwelle (FDP) said: "The two reporters have to be freed as soon as possible and return to Germany. . For this I will do my best in the new year with all your strength "Defense Guttenberg (CSU) Iran warned of consequences:" I call on Iran to release the two as soon as possible.

. A state that advertises as Iran steadily and understanding should take care not squander this on other areas, "" A bid of humanity "Also, the SPD chairman Sigmar Gabriel called for an immediate release of the journalists:" This is not only a issue of press freedom and human rights, but also a requirement of humanity.

"Similar expressed Open Group CEO Juergen Trittin and the chairman of the Left Group in the Bundestag, Gregor Gysi, and CSU chief Horst Seehofer. For the business closed, for example, . nor the head of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, BMW boss Norbert Reithofer and Metro CEO Eckhard Cordes calling for the release of Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche said: "A country that wants to be respected in the world should also press freedom .

respect "Among the prominent athletes who demand the release of the journalists, include international Philipp Lahm, handball coach Heiner Brand, coach Felix Magath, the President of the German Olympic Sports Federation, Thomas Bach, racing driver Michael Schumacher, Franz Beckenbauer, Günter Netzer.

Iranian woman sentenced the reporters sued the German Literature Prize laureate Herta Muller expressed concern that Iran, the two journalists "want to use as a pawn for other interests." You remember the deal with Ms. Aschtiani "to the Stalinist show trials of the dictatorships in Eastern Europe".

On Saturday the detained Iranian had announced she would sue the two journalists. This step was probably under pressure from the Iranian authorities. Aschtiani said many people had "exploited" their case, claiming they had been tortured. This was "a lie". Michael Backhaus, deputy editor in chief of "Bild am Sonntag newspaper, called it" strange that a woman who was sentenced in Iran to death may leave a few hours of the prison to be announced before the Western media that journalists covering wanted to report her case will display.

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