Originally Posted by
Ninthace
An interesting point from the Reuters ME article:
On Tuesday, the elite force shared a statement calling on the judiciary to "not show mercy to rioters, thugs and terrorists", in a sign that the authorities have no intention of easing their fierce crackdown on dissent.
Iran’s judiciary spokesman, Masoud Setayeshi, said on Tuesday that five people indicted in the killing of Basij militia member Rouhollah Ajamian were sentenced to death in a verdict which they can still appeal.
Does this mean that more hangings are looming, or, that the appeals process will take a bit of time so that a follow on to what Asturias56 reported a few posts up isn't coming in the near term? (The quote below seems to be related to what Asturias was referring to)
The prisoner — identified by Mizan, the
news site of the country’s judiciary, as Mohsen Shekari — was convicted of “waging war against God” on Nov. 20 and sentenced to death by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, Mizan said. Authorities accused him of repeatedly attacking a paramilitary guard with a knife and of disturbing public order by blocking a thoroughfare in Iran’s capital, Tehran, during a protest in late September.
“Iranian authorities have executed a protester, sentenced to death in show trials without any due process,”
tweeted Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights.
His execution “must be [met] with STRONG reactions otherwise we will be facing daily executions of protesters,” Amiry-Moghaddam wrote. “This execution must have rapid practical consequences internationally.”