DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Iran executed on Tuesday a person charged with killing a police officer and injuring 5 others after working them over with a automobile throughout a nationwide protest motion in 2022, the judiciary’s Mizan information company stated.
Mohammad Ghobadlou was a 23-year-old Iranian man who was executed by the Islamic Republic for his participation within the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
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“After being upheld by the Supreme Court, the dying penalty towards defendant Mohammad Ghobadlou has been applied early this morning,” Mizan stated.
In addition to the dying sentence for homicide, Ghobadlou additionally acquired a dying sentence for “corruption on earth”.
However, rights group Amnesty International stated Ghobadlou’s proper to a good trial was violated and his bipolar situation was not considered by Iran‘s judicial system.
“Ghobadlou acquired two dying sentences after grossly unfair sham trials marred by torture-tainted ‘confessions’ and failure to order rigorous psychological well being assessments regardless of his psychological incapacity,” Amnesty stated.
Iran‘s Mizan stated claims of psychological incapacity had been mistaken because the defendant had allegedly rejected them throughout his trial.