An Iranian protester with a psychological well being situation has been executed over the loss of life of an area official throughout mass demonstrations that rocked the nation in 2022, the Iranian judiciary’s information company reported on Tuesday.
“The loss of life sentence of Mohammad Ghobadlou for the crime of intentional homicide of Farid Karampour Hassanvand was executed this morning after 487 days of judicial overview of the case,” the Mizan information company mentioned.
He was sentenced to loss of life by choose Abolqasem Salavati – who has been sanctioned by the United States for the notoriously harsh sentences he issued to activists, journalists and political prisoners, CNN beforehand reported.
Ghobadlou obtained two loss of life sentences – one for “corruption on Earth,” issued by a Revolutionary Court and upheld by the Supreme Court, and one for homicide, issued by a legal court docket in Tehran province, in response to Amnesty.
Mizan reported that the loss of life sentence for “corruption on Earth” was suspended earlier this month till the intentional homicide cost was investigated.
Amnesty has criticized the loss of life sentences for following what it described as “grossly unfair sham trials, marred by torture-tainted ‘confessions’ and failure to order rigorous psychological well being assessments regardless of (Ghobadlou’s) psychological incapacity.”
Ghobadlou had been underneath the supervision of a psychiatric hospital for bipolar dysfunction because the age of 15, Amnesty mentioned. International legislation and requirements prohibit utilizing the loss of life penalty towards folks with psychological disabilities, in response to the rights group.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the director of Norway-based Iranian human rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR), referred to as Ghobadlou’s execution an “extrajudicial killing.”
On X, previously Twitter, he wrote that “the Islamic Republic’s chief Ali Khamenei and his Judiciary should be held accountable for this crime. This execution should be met with robust worldwide condemnations!”
At least eight protesters are identified to have been executed in reference to nationwide demonstrations over the loss of life of Mahsa Amini in September 2022.
Amini, a 22-year-old lady, died within the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly not sporting her headband correctly.
More than 300 folks had been killed within the months-long protests, together with greater than 40 youngsters, the United Nations mentioned. US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) positioned the variety of lifeless at greater than 500, together with 70 youngsters. Thousands had been arrested throughout the nation, the UN mentioned in a report final yr, citing analysis from its Human Rights Committee.