Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, an Iranian political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, is liable to imminent execution.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) introduced the information saying that Vafaei Sani was sentenced to loss of life earlier by Branch Two of the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, following a retrial.
Babak Paknia, Vafaei Sani’s lawyer, revealed that his consumer initially acquired the loss of life sentence from the Mashhad Revolutionary Court in January 2022. The costs towards him embody “corruption on earth by intentional arson and destruction of particular locations, together with authorities buildings.”
However, following the decision, the supreme court docket overturned the choice, returning the case for additional evaluate, however his loss of life penalty was upheld.
Vafaei Sani, a 28-year-old boxing coach, was apprehended by safety forces in March 2020 throughout protests triggered by a authorities choice to hike gasoline costs and demonstrations associated to the January 2020 downing of a Ukrainian airliner by Iranian forces.
Before the court docket’s ruling, a considerable bail quantity was set for Vafaei Sani’s launch, set so prohibitively excessive that it was inconceivable to fulfill.
Iran has seen a surge in executions, with the Islamic Republic executing 90 Iranians between December 22 and January 21. UN specialists reported that in 2023, Iran executed a minimum of 834 folks, eight of whom have been linked to nationwide protests. The specialists have urgently known as on the Iranian authorities to halt the rising pattern of executions and conduct a complete analysis of loss of life penalty practices.