IRNA – TEHRAN: Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said "Late Imam Khomeini's decree on Salman Rushdie is eternal and irrevocable." In a joint press conference here with his Norwegian counterpart Olaf Akselsson, Boroujerdi responding to his Norwegian counterpart's request for cancellation of death fatwa on Salman Rushdie said "Honoring religious sanctities is necessary and all societies must respect this."
He said, "All countries have a red line in their policies. For instance, in spite of freedom of speech a university professor and a political figure loses his job because of denying Holocaust in Europe, insulting Prophet of Islam (PBUH) has caused the late Imam to issue the decree (fatwa) which is irreversible." MP: Imam Khomeini's decree on Salman Rushdie irrevocable (more)
Mark Alexander
