family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a “bullet fee”

Pure insanity:

Upon learning of his son's death, the elder Mr. Alipour was told the family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a “bullet fee”—a fee for the bullet used by security forces—before taking the body back, relatives said.

via Son’s Death Has Iranian Family Asking Why – WSJ.com.

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