Arash Rahmanipour
Arash Rahmanipour آرش رحمانی پور | |
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Born | 1990 Iran |
Died | January 28, 2010 |
Arash Rahmanipour (
Accusations and execution
The regime has claimed that the two were members of a political group "the Kingdom Assembly of Iran" and this membership is announced as the reason for execution. The Kingdom Assembly of Iran confirmed it had worked with Ali-Zamani, (but not Rahmanipour) and "dismissed the allegations" and insisted he had been forced to confess. The group said he had played no role in the post-election protests and had merely passed on news to its radio station.[2]
The Islamic regime had announced nine others are sentenced to death and called them
According to officials of the regime "these two were executed in connection with Iranian protests after June election"[5] But Rahmanipour's lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh denies the allegation of her client had to do with current Iranian protests.[3] Sotoudeh noted in interviews that Rahamanipour was arrested months before the 2009 election and was later imprisoned herself for giving these interviews.[6] Sotoudeh was threatened to be detained, in her attempt to enter the courtroom where Arash Rahmanipour's trial was held, according to the Los Angeles Times.[7] Furthermore, the lawyer described Rahmanipour's execution as a violation of Iranian law since the whole process was conducted unlawfully and privately, reported by CNN.[8]
According to Los Angeles Times "The government has stepped up legal pressure on the opposition movement with another round of confrontations possible Feb. 11, the 31st anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic."[3]
The execution took place on Thursday January 28, 2010 just before dawn.[3] The other executed prisoner was Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani.
Family response
Rahmanipour's father condemned the execution of his son as unjust [9] and stated that he only learned of the execution and his son's death from the media. He has called his son a martyr,[1] and according to a report on English-language Al Jazeera International by reporter Dorsa Jabbari, he refused to "accept condolences over his son's death, only congratulations, as his son had died a martyr for the cause of Iranian democracy."[10] According to Al Jazeera, Arash Rahmanipour's father held the Iranian justice system responsible for the execution of his son.[11]
References
- ^ a b `You Can’t Punish Someone Before He Commits A Crime’ January 29, 2010, Radio Farda
- ^ Iran 'executes two over post-election unrest' 28 January 2010
- ^ a b c d e Daragahi, Borzou (January 29, 2010). "Iran executes 2 alleged government opponents". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Iran's judiciary chief refuses to speed executions By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, February 1, 2010[dead link]
- ^ "Two of election protesters were hanged" (in Persian). BBC. January 28, 2010.
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- ^ "Iran lawyer haunted by young man's execution". Los Angeles Times. 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Iran sentences 11 demonstrators to death".
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- ^ IRAN: Hard-line cleric likens protesters to defiant 'Jews,' urges 'quick executions', January 29, 2010
- ^ "Iran execution provokes outrage".