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IRAN - Death sentences for 6 Men Over Attacks In Southwest
March 6, 2023: March 6, 2023
IRAN
Iran Condemns To Death 6 Men Over Attacks In Southwest
Iran has sentenced to death 6 men over attacks carried out by an ethnic Arab "terrorist group" active in a province bordering Iraq, the judiciary said Monday.
A court "has sentenced 6 members of the Harakat al-Nidal terrorist group to death" in Ahvaz, capital of southwestern Khuzestan province, said the judiciary's Mizan Online website.
They were found guilty of "armed operations" between 2017 and 2019 that killed four people, including a soldier and two members of the Basij paramilitary force, the report said.
The 6 now on death row were named as Ali Mojadam, Mohammad Reza Moghadam, Moein Khanfari, Habib Deris, Adnan Ghobishavi and Salem Mousavi.
Mizan Online said they had "carried out the orders of their European leaders such as Habib Nabgan and Habibullah (Habib) Chaab".
Chaab is an Iranian-Swedish dissident who vanished in Turkey during a 2020 visit and who is now on trial in Iran, which does not recognise dual nationality.
Iran has also accused Harakat al-Nidal of "cooperation with other terrorist groups" in a 2018 attack on a military parade in Ahvaz that authorities said killed 25 and wounded almost 250.
According to Hengaw, these political prisoners, who were arrested in the winter of 2017, have been subjected to severe physical and mental torture to obtain a forced confession.
https://www.barrons.com/news/iran-condemns-to-death-six-men-over-attacks-in-southwest-7842150b
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/03/six-arab-political-prisoners-were-sentenced-to-death
Six political prisoners sentenced to death in Khuzestan province - Iran HRS (Source: barrons.com)
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