IRAN - Mohammad-Javad Vafaie Sani

IRAN - Mohammad-Javad Vafaie Sani sentenced to death

July 19, 2023:

(July 19, 2023) - Political prisoner Mohammad-Javad Vafaie Sani (Vafayi-Sani, Vafa'i Thani) has been handed a death sentence. This verdict comes after the Supreme Court had initially overturned the previous death sentence and ordered a retrial at another branch court.
Breaking the news, Babak Paknia, Vafaie’s lawyer, disclosed that despite the Supreme Court’s argument against the death sentence, the court has once again sentenced him to death. The lawyer has vowed to appeal for a retrial within the moratorium period.
According to Paknia, Vafaie has been accused of “spreading corruption on earth” and “arson of property, including the Government Penitentiary Building.” Following this latest ruling, Vafaie was granted a heavy bail, which unfortunately he was unable to afford, leading to his continued detention.
The case has taken a series of twists and turns, with the Supreme Court eventually overturning the previous verdict, leading to the transfer of the case to another branch court.
Vafaie, a 26-year-old boxing coach, was arrested in February of 2020 by security forces in Mashhad city.

https://www.en-hrana.org/mohammad-javad-vafaie-sani-sentenced-to-death-after-retrial/