First death sentence, in Iran , after the protests that broke out in various cities of the Islamic Republic after the assassination of Mahsa Amini, who died while in the hands of the "morality police" who arrested her and then brutally beat her because she was not wearing the veil correctly.
Mohsen Shekari is the name of the convict, who was hanged after being tried for the crime of "enmity against God". He was 23 years old.
Shekar had been arrested during protests in the capital Tehran, during which he allegedly blocked a road and wounded an agent of the Basij paramilitary forces with a knife.
The trial was held last November 10 and the defendant, as reported by the local authorities, confessed his responsibilities.
After the executions were confirmed, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based Iran Human Rights , tweeted that the executions of protesters would begin to occur on a daily basis unless Iranian authorities are faced with "rapid practical consequences." internationally".
(Unioneonline/lf)