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IRAN - Amirhossein Maghsoudlou (Tataloo) Sentenced to Death
April 16, 2025: April 16, 2025 - IRAN. Amirhossein Maghsoudlou (Tataloo) Sentenced to Death
The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary has announced that Iranian singer Amirhossein Maghsoudlou, known as “Tataloo,” has been sentenced to death by Branch 6 of the Criminal Court One of Tehran Province. Previously, following an appeal by the Tehran Prosecutor, a five-year prison sentence issued in the same case was overturned by the Supreme Court, which then referred the case to a parallel court for retrial.
Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir stated: “After the Supreme Court overturned Mr. Maghsoudlou’s five-year prison sentence, the case was referred to Branch 6 of the Criminal Court One of Tehran Province. This court has sentenced Amirhossein Maghsoudlou to death on the charge of ‘sabb al-nabi’ (insulting the Prophet). The verdict is currently under review by the Supreme Court.”
In December 2024, following an appeal by the Tehran Prosecutor, the initial five-year sentence—previously issued by Branch 9 of Tehran Province’s Criminal Court—was nullified by the Supreme Court.
Separately, in September-October 2024, Tataloo was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of “promoting immorality and indecency” in another case. That ruling was upheld on appeal, and the case was sent to the enforcement branch. Hearings for this case were held between March 4 and May 7, 2024, in Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari.
Maghsoudlou was extradited from Turkey to Iran in December 2023 and was ultimately arrested in coordination with judicial authorities.
Previously, while living abroad, he was summoned to the Tehran Criminal Court following complaints by a number of victims of betting websites.
On the case of Tataloo, see also HoC 14/07/2022 and 19/01/2025. The January news, taken from the Iranian newspaper Etemad, said that Tataloo had been sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet, after the Supreme Court upheld an appeal by the public prosecutor against a sentence for the same charge, which had been “only” five years' imprisonment. The January news specified that the death sentence could still be appealed. Perhaps, but it is unclear, today's news indicates that the appeal has been rejected.
https://www.en-hrana.org/amirhossein-maghsoudlou-tataloo-sentenced-to-death/ (Source: Hrana)
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