Iran executes man over alleged attack on military site during January protests
Ali Fahim is fourth person executed over alleged attempt to storm facility and access armory; fifth defendant believed facing same punishment in coming days
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DUBAI – Iran executed a man named Ali Fahim convicted over an alleged attempt to storm a military facility and access an armory during unrest in January, state media said on Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence.
Iran has already executed three others linked to the incident, including Amirhossein Hatami earlier last week, and Mohammad-Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast on Sunday.
Another man linked to the same case is believed to face execution in the coming days, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Nationwide anti-government protests in January were repressed in the biggest crackdown in the Islamic Republic’s history.
Authorities said the defendants had tried to seize weapons and military equipment during protests, describing them as “rioters” acting against national security.
Amnesty International said several defendants were facing execution over the unrest, adding in a recent report that detainees in such cases had been subjected to torture and “grossly unfair trials.”
Ali Fahim, 26, and Mohammad Amin Biglari, 19, have been taken from the general ward of prison to an unknown location for execution.
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Tehran has said more than 3,000 people were killed during the unrest, including members of the security forces and bystanders, attributing the violence to “terrorist acts.”
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), however, said it had recorded more than 7,000 deaths, the vast majority of them protesters, adding that the toll could be higher, with some estimates putting the figure at tens of thousands.
Iran has carried out multiple executions in recent days of people linked to the protests or opposition groups, including members of the banned People’s Mujahedin (MEK).
The executions come against the backdrop of Iran’s war with Israel and the United States, which erupted on February 28 with strikes that killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
The Times of Israel Community.