TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian court docket has ordered the execution of a person accused of killing seven folks throughout nationwide protests final yr, the judiciary mentioned Friday.
Abbas Kurkuri was accused of utilizing a army weapon to fatally shoot seven folks in Izeh, in Khuzestan province, in November, and charged with the capital crimes of “moharebeh”, or “war against God” and “corruption on earth”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online news web site reported.
The Islamic republic witnessed a number of months of civil unrest following the September 16 demise of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, after her arrest for allegedly flouting Iran’s strict costume code for girls.
Hundreds of individuals had been killed, together with dozens of safety personnel, and 1000’s had been arrested in reference to what officers labelled “riots” fomented Iran’s enemies.
Kurkuri’s sentence could be appealed within the supreme court docket, Mizan added.
At the burial of one of many capturing victims, recognized as 10-year-old Kian Pirfalak, the boy’s mom reportedly blamed safety forces for killing her son.
At the time of his demise, officers insisted the boy was killed in a “terrorist” assault carried out by an extremist group.
The judiciary’s web site added that Kurkuri had “accepted the charges” and confessed to being “under the influence of social media”.
Such confessions are continuously condemned by rights teams based mostly exterior of Iran as “forced”, arguing that they’re typically obtained underneath duress.
Iranian authorities have up to now executed 4 folks and issued demise sentences for round 20 others in connection to the principally women-led protest motion. — Agence France-Presse
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