The EU’s reaction to Iran’s death sentence

In a written statement by the European Council, “The EU condemns in the strongest terms the execution by Iran of the Swedish-Iranian citizen Habib Cab and recalls once again its firm opposition to the application of the death penalty in all circumstances.” ”. It was said.

In the statement, it was emphasized that the EU urged Iran to pursue a consistent policy towards the abolition of the death penalty.

The statement also said: “The growing number of EU and EU-Iranian dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran, restrictions on consular access to EU citizens, denial of consular protection and the right to a fair trial are a direct violation of international law.” expressions were used.

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Haraketü’n-Nidal al-Arabiyye Li Tahrir’l-Ahvaz (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), which was founded in 1999 to demand autonomy for the Arab-dominated province of Khuzestan in Iran, announced his name at 2005 Ahvaz events.

Known as Nidal, the organization owns an Arabic-language television channel called “Ahvazuna.”

The Nidal Movement was claimed to be the organization that attacked the military parade as part of the Iran-Iraq War commemoration activities in the city of Ahvaz on September 22, 2018. 25 people were killed and 60 injured in the attack .

The organization’s leader, Habib Ferecullah Cab, was captured by Iranian forces in 2020 and sentenced to death in the lawsuit filed against him. Cab’s sentence was carried out in the morning. (AA)