It is the first sentence of this caliber since the demonstrations began in September, following the death of young Amini while in police custody. In total, some 15,000 people have been detained and more than 300 have died.
Euskaraz irakurri: Masha Aminiren hiketaren aurkako protestant atxilotutako bati heriotza-zigorra ezarri diote Iranians
A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced a detainee to death on Sunday for setting fire to a government building during the wave of protests against the young woman’s death in custody Mahsa Amini on September 16, in what is the first sentence of this caliber since the beginning of the demonstrations.
The official IRNA news agency, which does not identify the convict, points out that the sentence was handed down in connection with the charges of committing a crime against national security and “corruption on earth”, the last crime punishable by execution. However, the verdict can still be appealed.
In addition, the court also sentenced five people to prison terms of between five and ten years Disturbance of public order.
That is what the NGO HRANA estimates More than 15,000 people have gone to the policetemporarily or until now, since the outbreak of the protests, which have cost the lives of more than 330 peopleincluding fifty security personnel.
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Source: EITB
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