All of the following is MOO.
Followers of this thread will recall earlier postings that revealed that BS had provided mortgage lending on a real estate development (One Bloor St) in Toronto. The developer of the project is Mr. Sam Mizrahi. Mr Mizrahi (an ex Iranian) is/was evidently being sued by two former associates of Iranian descent, Khashayar (Khash) Khavari and his brother-in-law, Mahmoud Tajbakhsh. These individuals claim that Mr. Mizrahi misappropriated funds from two previous mid-rise projects. Mr Mizrahi alleged that he was subjected to threats of violence and death by these former associates.
One of the associates had allegedly been involved in illegal activities in Iran- "...Mahmoud Khavari, had become one of Iran’s most wanted men, having left his position as the chairman of the country’s largest bank and fled to Canada amid a corruption scandal. Iranian authorities continue to pursue Mr. Khavari, who they allege helped embezzle $2.6-billion (U.S.) from the country. The regime appears willing to go to extraordinary lengths to bring him back, according to court documents and government sources…. Mr. Mizrahi, in his sworn statement, says the Khavari family and CSIS officials informed him in 2011 that
the Iranian government was sending a “special force” to Toronto with the aim of spiriting the former banker back to Tehran..." (my emphasis added).
All the above info was extracted from
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...ve-and-the-bitter-condo-feud/article30833853/
I reread the above article, and then went online and discovered that (my emphasis added):
“…h
anging is the only common method of execution in 21st-century Iran…Compared to other countries that use hanging (such as
Japan or
Malaysia) with a complex gallows designed to drop the condemned and break the neck,
Iran's gallows are very simple and inexpensive. They consist only of a
frame and a stool, with some stools able to hold up to seven people at a time and having wheels. Public executions are usually carried out by a mobile crane. Sometimes the victim is suspended from the crane, but
more often the crane is used as a gallows and the person is pulled off of a stool (see
Upright jerker).[SUP]
[45][/SUP] Iranian nooses are thick, with 7–10 knotted coils, and are often made of blue plastic rope with
little to no drop. Death is caused by strangulation and carotid reflex (where blood vessels to the head are cut off), taking 10–20 minutes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran
and (my emphasis added)
“…execution by hanging is the most common method of capital punishment. Iran – where 369 people were reported executed in 2013 –
leads the world in hangings…”
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/30/execution-methods.html
I also came across numerous pictures of supposed executions in Iran, many of which had methods of suspension and death very similar to that reported for the Shermans (low height, semi seated position, etc.). One such example (red t shirt picture) is here and is almost exactly the same positioning as what has been reported for the Shermans:
Warning- graphic pictures and material
https://www.en-hrana.org/photo-report-public-execution-ghaem-shar-iran
I am wondering if there could be a connection between the Sherman’s murders, and BS’ real estate lending activities?
NB- No offence meant or intended to any person of Iranian origin or extraction.
All the above IMO