Vos Iz NeiasWas Khamenei’s Body Taken In Truck Previously Used For Pork Deliveries?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The funeral procession of Ali Khamenei, who was eliminated in the opening strike of Operation “Roaring Lion,” concluded in the city of Mashhad after days in which millions of regime supporters participated in mourning ceremonies. However, one video published from the moments during the extended procession when the coffin was transported in the Iraqi city of Karbala has now sparked unusual controversy.
The footage shows Khamenei’s coffin being removed from a refrigerated truck bearing the orange letter “K.” According to reports in Finnish media outlets and by the opposition-affiliated channel Iran International, the marking appears to be the branding of Finland’s K Group retail chain, which operates more than 1,000 stores throughout Finland.
A review of the company’s website showed that the chain also sells pork products, prompting questions on social media over whether the truck had previously been used to transport pork, something considered prohibited under Islamic law.
Kesko, the company that owns the brand, announced that it had launched an investigation following the publication of the footage. The company said it only became aware of the video after it was published and that it has no direct connection to the truck and does not own it. It added that, according to its assessment, one of the transport companies that had worked with the chain sold the truck without removing the brand stickers, in violation of its contractual obligations.
Meanwhile, Finnish media reported that shortly before the funeral, an advertisement was posted in an Iraqi Facebook group offering for sale a truck that appeared identical to the one documented in Karbala. According to the reports, the type of truck, the branding, and the equipment matched those seen in the footage.
According to Reuters news agency reports, the truck was used only during the funeral ceremony in Karbala, one of the stops in the funeral procession in Iraq. The coffin was later transferred to an open vehicle that carried it through the streets in a public procession.