Sept. 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s Islamic Republic executed a person on Saturday who was accused of killing a safety guard when it was set on fireplace by the 2022 demise of Mahsa Amini, the Judicial Mizan web site reported.
Mizan stated Mehran Baramian was one of many attackers on safety pressure autos within the Semirom space of Isfahan, which led to the capturing demise of Officer Mohsen Rezai in December 2022. He added that a number of others have been injured.
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Saturday’s execution marked at the least 10 individuals hanged in a protest that erupted in mid-September 2022 after 22-year-old Amini died beneath the management of Iran’s ethical police on suspicion of violating the Hijab Act.
Her demise sparked a nationwide demonstration beneath the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom.”
Rights teams stated Berlamian’s brother Fazel was additionally sentenced to demise on the identical costs. Their brother Morad Bahramian was killed by safety forces in the course of the 2022 protest.
Amnesty International says confessions extracted by assault, long-term solitary confinement and threats to detainees and their households are routinely used as proof in courtroom.
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