3 people executed in connection with protests in Iran

The verdict was carried out for the three defendants who were found guilty and sentenced to death for the crime of “making war against the state (combat)” in the incident that killed 3 security guards in Isfahan province during Mahsa Amini’s demonstrations. in Iran.

According to the Mizan news agency, affiliated with the Iranian judiciary, Salih Mirhashimi, Majid Kazimi and Said Yakubi, who were sentenced to death for being the alleged perpetrators of the attack on security forces in the Hane district of the city of Isfahan, Were executed. . It was claimed that the executed prisoners were linked to the People’s Mujahideen Organization, considered a terrorist organization in the country.

Protests erupted across the country in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022. During the protests, in November 2022, three security guards, Muhsin Hamidi, Muhammed Kerimi and Muhsin Çeragi, were killed in an armed attack on security forces in the Hane district of the city of Isfahan.

Salih Mirhashimi, Majid Kazimi and Said Yakubi, who were arrested as perpetrators of the attack, were sentenced to death in the court where they were tried in January, for the crime of “battle”, one of the most serious crimes in Iran. Penal Code. The defendants appealed to the Supreme Court to appeal the court’s decision. The Supreme Court confirmed the sentences on May 10.

While more than 10 people have been sentenced to death in connection with the demonstrations that lasted around 4 months in the country, a total of 7 people were executed in the latest executions. Some of the death sentences were overturned by the Supreme Court.

Under the Iranian Penal Code, those accused of crimes such as “making mischief on earth (ifsad fi’l supply)” and “making war against the state (combat)” are tried with the death penalty and are usually They generally receive death sentences. (AA)