. ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁Rost ami ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁b ail , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁trial ▁was ▁im min ent . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁web ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁Ny ▁T id ▁ 2 4 . ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rost am is ▁att orney ▁Cec il ie ▁Sch j at vet ▁said : ▁" There ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁against ▁Rah im ▁Rost ami ▁is ▁real ". ▁Ny ▁T id ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁b ail ▁sum ▁was ▁almost ▁ 9 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁Euro , ▁considered ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁sum . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Rah im ▁Rost ami ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁Nar est ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Iran . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁Norway ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old ▁as ▁an ▁un ac comp an ied ▁minor . ▁Rah im ▁fled ▁from ▁Iran ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁via ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Greece ▁to ▁Norway , ▁and ▁applied ▁for ▁as yl um ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁Ny ▁T id ▁the ▁as yl um ▁application ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁founded ▁on ▁an ▁in ▁absent ia ▁jud g ement ▁from ▁Iran ▁that ▁U DI ▁and ▁U NE ▁considered ▁false , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁into ▁consideration ▁in ▁the ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁as yl um ▁application . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁reception ▁center ▁Rost ami ▁learned ▁Norwegian .