Why do you think so naively? A doctor has helped an injured woman, while a camera is ready to film everything. Immediately after that the doctor escapes Iran. Why he was so afraid? I personally believe that he was also playing his role in this film. It is a murder, and this is why he has fear. He escapes and in less than a week, he makes an interview with BBC, to show that he is innocent.

Well, Jonathan, there are a number of things that would make me think naively, as you put it.

While you do bring up a good point – there could be something else behind the video, something more sinister – here is my line of thinking.

1) Everyone, it seems, has video capability. The price point to entry is so low that it is not odd that there is a video camera (well, phone) that is there to capture the situation. I would be surprised if other videos do not show up in due time.

2) I have a friend that had to leave Iran many years ago simply because he was witness to a crime. His entire family left to Canada and US simply because his family was facing threats from the local govn’t because of what he saw. (local police killed someone w/o cause) So, running to protect themselves does not seem far fetched to me.

3) I have to question official government lines about situations because they (the goven’t) is looking out for themselves, not the people they govern. In Iran, it appears their government is in more about the power and control than most, so it would seem logical to me they would want to suppress anyone/anything that could be a threat to that.

4) He is a doctor. This is me making a big assumption but I would believe that the majority of people who become doctors do so for in order to make a positive impact. While entirely possible that he is trying to make a name for himself at the expense of someone else, I’m banking on the fact that he his not and was simply trying to save a life.

And, finally…

5) It appears has not profited from this event in any way, if anything it sounds like he and his family was inconvenienced significantly.

So, until I see evidence that says otherwise, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.

Considerin his background as a novelist and translator, the conspiracy theory as iranian regime is trying to push it is so unlikely. Just check this out, to see what kind of person he is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arash_Hejazi

Thanks for the info and background H. I would agree with you at this point.