Executing Protesters?

NIAC passes along a report:

According to BBC Persian, Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie, the minister of intelligence, just introduced a new criteria for prosecuting arrested individuals. Ejeie divided up the arrested individuals into three groups.  “Those who participated and had a hand in the decision-making process regarding the recent events will remain in custody until a decision is made…The other group consists of anti-revolutionary demonstrators who took advantage of the situation.  These individuals have been arrested and will not be freed.”  The third group, according to Ejeie, “is those who have been influenced by the atmosphere.  This group will be released if not already released.”

IranHRDC picks up  on the same newsflash:

Today, ILNA, an official Iranian news outlet, announced the creation of a special commission to “determine the fate of recent arrestees.” If history is any barometer, the creation of this commission and the men appointed to it, are ominous signs that the regime intends to severely punish, and execute, demonstrators and other human rights activists.

–PA