It is the first sentence of this caliber since the beginning of the demonstrations in September, after the death of the young Amini while she was in police custody. In total, some 15,000 people have been arrested and more than 300 have died.
Euskaraz irakurri: Masha Aminiren hilketaren aurkako protestetan atxilotutako bati heriotza-zigorra ezarri diote Iranen
A revolutionary court in Tehran has sentenced to death this Sunday a detainee for burning a government headquarters during the wave of protests against the death in custody of the young woman 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 convicted person, indicates that the sentence was handed down in relation to the charges of committing a crime against national security and “corruption on the ground”, the latter crime punishable by execution. The verdict, however, can still be appealed.
In addition, the court has also sentenced five people to between five and ten years in prison for Disturbance of public order.
The NGO HRANA estimates that more than 15,000 people have passed to police disposaltemporarily or until now, since the outbreak of the protests, which have cost the lives of more than 330 peopleincluding fifty security personnel.
Source: Eitb
I’m Tifany Hawkins, a professional journalist with years of experience in news reporting. I currently work for a prominent news website and write articles for 24NewsReporters as an author. My primary focus is on economy-related stories, though I am also experienced in several other areas of journalism.