Both were executed early this morning for the murder of a basiji – Islamic militant – last November.
Iran executed this Saturday to two prisoners sentenced to death for the alleged murder of a security agent during the protests that have shaken the Persian country since mid-September, bringing the number of hanged protesters to four.
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini were executed early this morning for the murder of a basiji -islamic militant- in November during the protests unleashed by the death of Mahsa Amini, the Mizan agency of the Judiciary reported.
The two young men, aged 22 and 20, respectively, participated along with other “rioters” in the “riots” of Karaj, a city near Tehran, in early November, they tried to block the Karaj-Qazvin highway and attacked security officers, according to Mizan.
In the clashes they stabbed to death basiji Ruhollah Ajamian, crime for which 16 people were accused, of which four have been sentenced to death.
Karami and Hosseini were arrested on November 5 and tried and sentenced to death on December 5, following a trial of less than a week, according to International Amnesty.
Karami’s father, who practiced karate, a sport in which he won numerous medals, denounced to the Iranian media that the judicial authorities had not allowed them to choose a lawyer and that the lawyer selected for them did not respond to their calls.
Two other prisoners Hamid Ghare-Hasalou and Hossein Mohammadi, They have been sentenced to death for the basiji’s murder on 3 November.
Iran adds four executions amid protests
The executions of Karami and Hosseini are added to those of Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard at the beginning of December for his participation in the protests that are shaking the country.
These executions have provoked strong international criticism, especially from Western countries, which have called on Iran to end the hangings.
Another 26 people have been sentenced to death for their involvement in the demonstrations, including the 18-year-old, Arshia Takdastan, who was sentenced to the maximum penalty two days ago.
Iran lives protests since the death on September 16, Mahsa Amini following being arrested by the Morality Police for not wearing the veil correctly, but they have evolved and now the protesters are calling for the end of the Islamic Republic founded by Ayatollah Ruholá Khomeini in 1979.
At least 2,000 people have been accused by the Iranian Justice of various crimes for their participation in the demonstrations.
According to various NGOs, more than 450 people have died in recent months in Iran in different protest demonstrations, which have been forcefully repressed by the police.
