DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Iran executed on Tuesday a person charged with killing a police officer and injuring 5 others after operating them over with a automotive throughout a nationwide protest motion in 2022, the judiciary’s Mizan information company mentioned.
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 loss of life penalty towards defendant Mohammad Ghobadlou has been applied early this morning,” Mizan mentioned.
In addition to the loss of life sentence for homicide, Ghobadlou additionally obtained a loss of life sentence for “corruption on earth”.
However, rights group Amnesty International mentioned Ghobadlou’s proper to a good trial was violated and his bipolar situation was not considered by Iran‘s judicial system.
“Ghobadlou obtained two loss of life 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 mentioned.
Iran‘s Mizan mentioned claims of psychological incapacity have been unsuitable because the defendant had allegedly rejected them throughout his trial.
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