Kamangir (Archer)

Expensive German Dogs for Ahmadinejad

Kamangir | November 16, 2007 | Category Iran, Islamic Republic

The Persian blogger Istgah reports that the four dogs recently added to Ahmadinejad’s security team have been purchased form Germany for $150,000 each [Persian]. The bomb-seeking dogs are used before his public attendances. The blogger reports that quite often the security team treats people offensively during the operation of the dogs. The “Discover and Defuse” dogs are used despite the utilization of other measures such as security gates and guarding patrols. Dogs are considered to be “filthy” by Muslims. Furthermore, no dog is used in the security team of other administration figures, including the Supreme Leader. Mentioning these points, the blogger concludes, “This is in contradiction with Ahmadinejad’s repeated claims that mhe is all for a simple life style”.