Iranian officials carried out death sentences Sunday for two men who were found guilty of attempting to break into a military installation and gain access to weapons during January’s civil unrest, according to the country’s judicial news service Mizan.
The executed individuals were named as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, who were part of a four-person group facing capital punishment in the same legal proceeding, human rights organization Amnesty International reported.
Iran’s highest court confirmed the death penalties for the pair, who were classified among “rioters who sought to commit mass murder” through their alleged attempts to obtain firearms and military supplies, the judicial outlet reported.
The executions follow last week’s killing of 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, who received the death penalty in the identical case connected to the country-wide demonstrations against the government that Iran’s Islamic Republic violently suppressed in what represents the most extensive government crackdown in the nation’s modern era.
Amnesty International’s latest findings indicate that 11 men currently face the possibility of immediate execution for their involvement in the protest activities.
According to the human rights group, these individuals were “subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in detention” prior to being found guilty in “grossly unfair trials that relied on forced confessions.”
