19 Mar 2024
Wednesday 15 July 2020 - 18:01
Story Code : 379773

Iran executes three political prisoners, upholds more death verdicts

Al-Monitor - Irans judiciary said death penalties against three political prisoners have been upheld while confirming that three other prisoners had been sent to the gallows.

Spokesman for the Iranian judiciary Gholam-Hossein Esmaeeli had a busy briefing on Tuesday detailing the death penalties of political prisoners including anti-government protesters, a missile spy and Kurdish separatists.

Esmaeeli confirmed that the execution verdicts earlier handed down to three men Amir-Hossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi involved in anti-government protests last year have now been upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court. In their indictment, the three protesters had been accused of acting as riot leaders during mass street rallies that rocked Iran in mid-November after the government announced a contentious fuel price hike. Based on the official account, the states ensuing crackdown left at least 200 dead, including many children, while sending thousands more behind bars.

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