Milan, 30 Sept. (LaPresse) – Iran has carried out the death sentence by hanging on two men who, in January, had taken part in demonstrations in the north-eastern city of Mashhad; the judiciary had accused them of the deaths of four police officers. Iran International reports this, adding that the judiciary identified the two men as Ali Hemmati and Majid Nikandish and described them as “field agents” in what it termed an attempted coup. The executions were carried out after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences and the legal procedures had been completed, the judiciary stated. “The Iranian authorities have long resorted to vaguely worded charges, such as espionage, acts against national security, armed rebellion, hostility towards God and corruption on earth, to suppress dissent and eliminate political opponents. Human rights organisations argue that such labels are systematically applied to protesters, dissidents and political prisoners to portray them as security threats and provide a legal pretext for execution,” Iran International points out.
Iran: Death sentences carried out on two men arrested during the January protests
Milan, 30 Sept. (LaPresse) – Iran has carried out the death sentence by hanging on two men who, in January, had taken part in demonstrations in the north-eastern city of Mashhad; the judiciary had accused them of the deaths of four police officers. Iran International reports this, adding that the judiciary identified the two men as Ali Hemmati and Majid Nikandish and described them as “field agents” in what it termed an attempted coup. The executions were carried out after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences and the legal procedures had been completed, the judiciary stated. “The Iranian authorities have long resorted to vaguely worded charges, such as espionage, acts against national security, armed rebellion, hostility towards God and corruption on earth, to suppress dissent and eliminate political opponents. Human rights organisations argue that such labels are systematically applied to protesters, dissidents and political prisoners to portray them as security threats and provide a legal pretext for execution,” Iran International points out.