Iran executed Jamshid Sharmahd on Monday October 28. This Iranian dissident of German origin was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court for his alleged involvement in an attack on a mosque in 2008. The European Union strongly condemned this execution.
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For theGermanythis execution shows that nothing has changed in Irandespite the coming to power of Massoud Pezeshkian. L’European Union is now considering sanctions. A ” punishment “, this is precisely what Jamshid Sharmahd’s daughter is asking for.
According to Annalena Baerbock, Germany worked “ relentlessly » to avoid the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, notably sending diplomats on several occasions. The minister spoke with Jamshid Sharmahd’s daughter and supports the latter’s wish to see his body ” returned quickly so his family could say goodbye », According to sources close to the German Foreign Ministry.
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Aged 69, this critic of the Islamic Republic of Iran emigrated to Germany in the 1980s before settling in the United States in the early 2000s. According to his family, he was kidnapped four years ago by Iranian security forces in the United Arab Emirates.
A performance of “ cruel and inhumane »
Iran’s Supreme Court sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in a 2008 mosque attack that left 14 people dead. Several human rights organizations denounce the “ extrajudicial killing of a hostage » of the Tehran regime.
Amnesty International described this execution as “ cruel and inhumane “. Another NGO, the European Center for Human and Constitutional Rights, ruled “ shocking » the death of Jamshid Sharmahd, who “ did not have a fair trial and an independent defense », Commented Wolfgang Kaleck, the secretary general of the NGO.
The head of Iranian diplomacy denounces the “ hypocrisy » of the EU
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, denounced the “ hypocrisy » from his European Union (EU) counterpart. “Europe is nothing but hypocrisy “, wrote on the social network X, blocked in Iran, Abbas Araghchi, accusing the EU of not having prevented ” the killing of more than 50 000 Palestinians in Gaza “.
In recent years, Iran, which does not recognize dual nationality for its nationals, has executed several dual nationals, such as in May 2023 the Iranian-Swedish dissident Habib Chaab, sentenced to death for “ terrorism “. Also last year, Tehran caused a wave of international indignation with the execution of Iranian-British Alireza Akbari, a former defense official convicted of espionage.