Condemnations and protests continued in Iran and around the world against the execution of protesters during the popular uprising against the regime Jailed lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh described the executions of Muhammad Mahdi Karmi and Muhammad Hosseini as a “public murder” by the Iranian regime.
Sotoudeh, who was released from jail for treatment, wrote on her Facebook account: “Mohammed Mehdi Karmi and Muhammad Hosseini have been executed, in flagrant violation of the law and in violation of their right to choose a lawyer. I offer my condolences and solidarity with ourselves, in the face of these incompetent rulers.” who commit public murders in retaliation for the applause of the people.”
Sotoudeh addressed his speech to Iranian officials, saying, “The reversal of due process principles will not benefit you, according to the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as Iran’s internal laws, as the violation of the right to free access to a lawyer is one of the most important reasons for invalidating these provisions”.
As this human rights activist wrote: “The rapid implementation of these sentences contaminates the judicial system, judges and government lawyers. These trials are certainly invalid due to the violation of the fundamental principles of fair trials, which is why they are considered public homicide”.
Sotoudeh also called on the Iranian regime to “immediately abolish all death sentences”.
For his part, Mohsen Burhani, a law professor at the University of Tehran, wrote today, Sunday: “In the crime of corruption on earth, which is the subject of Article 286, it is required that the crime affected a large number of people victims, and on this basis, this crime does not apply to the murdered person.” Al-Wahid (deceased Basiji Ajamian).
He stressed that Muhammad Mahdi Karmi and Muhammad Hosseini “are not corrupt and in no way deserve the death penalty”.
Furthermore, international reactions to the execution of these two protesters continued. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that “the Iranian terrorist regime has executed two young Iranians whose only sin was to protest against tyranny. Israel strongly condemns this criminal killing.”
The lawyers of these two young men previously confirmed that the judiciary implemented these sentences quickly and it was not possible to pursue the cases legally and study the files.
A relative of Muhammad Mahdi Karami said, in an audio file he sent to Iran International, that “we have Karmi’s audio files, during which he repeatedly claimed he was innocent.”
It was reported that Karmi was tortured before her execution.
Outside Iran, protests against the execution of Karmi and Hosseini continue. In this context, some Iranians organized protests in Berlin, during which they condemned the execution of the death sentence against the two young men.
