"As the record stands, however, he didn't deny it durring the sentencing, and his cohort addmitted to it."
Do you put that much trust in the system of law in Iran? Do you believe an independent Western journalist got to sit down and have a one to one interview with the accused or check into his records? I'm not saying he didn't do it, but really...what "record" are you referring to? In Iran you can be put to death for criticizing the ayatallah's version of Islam.
I think the fact the first one did not say anythign speaks for itself.
The second one may or may not have, we don't know... but we do have the RECORDED account of a journalist who says the other perp admitted to it.
Again, "as the record stands"