News that German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death on terror charges in the spring of 2023, had been executed the week before had sparked sharp international protests. The German government subsequently announced the closure of all Iranian consulates general in the country. But now the mullahs’ regime claims the 69-year-old died in his cell.
“Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, the sentence was prepared for execution, but he died before the sentence was carried out,” justice spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on the sidelines of a press conference on Tuesday, according to a report by justice portal Misan. . The spokesperson provided no details. Misan is the official news agency of the Iranian judiciary. On Monday last week, the portal announced the execution of the death sentence against Sharmahd. Why the justice department published a different report a week later remains completely unclear.
The information cannot be independently verified. The Iranian judiciary and state apparatus are considered a black box, and information hardly leaks to the outside world. There were also no details on the body’s whereabouts after the execution was announced.
Germany demands transfer of the body
The Foreign Ministry in Berlin pointed out that the judicial authorities in Iran, as the responsible authority, had publicly announced the execution of the sentence against Sharmahd last week. “His death was confirmed to us by the Iranian side. We are lobbying the Iranian government to return the body to the family,” the report said. The German-Iranian was held for years under inhumane conditions and without the necessary medical care. Iran is responsible for his death.
Execution of a Western foreigner unusual
Although Iran strictly enforces the death penalty, executions of Western foreigners are unusual. In February 2023, a revolutionary court held the 69-year-old responsible for, among other things, a terrorist attack that resulted in numerous deaths and accused him of collaboration with foreign secret services. The allegations cannot be verified.
Source: Krone
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