Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran
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Alaina
- . November 1, 2022
- . Update: November 11, 2022 1:12 am
The judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran has planned trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran, the capital of Iran, to crush weeks of protests sparked by the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said that the judiciary would bring these people to trial in Tehran over their “subversive actions,” including assaulting security forces, setting fire to public property, causing riots and other accusations.
Iran’s judiciary chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, reportedly said, “Those who intend to confront and subvert the regime are dependent on foreigners and will be punished according to legal standards.”
Recently, a video went viral on social media, in which a woman said her 22-year-old son, identified as Mohammad Ghobadlou, had been handed a death sentence two days ago in an initial court hearing for allegedly taking part in demonstrations. His mother claimed that he had been interrogated without the presence of a lawyer.
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The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that the hearing of 1000 protesters would take place in a Revolutionary Court. The trials would be held in public.
On Saturday, Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami warned protesters not to come to the streets. The Revolutionary Guards, which report directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said that the enemies tried to affect the economy of Iran by “inciting riots.”
Protests erupted in the Islamic Republic after the death of Amini in police custody. According to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran, at least 270 people had been killed and 14,000 arrested amid ongoing protests. The activist HRANA news agency said on Saturday that 283 protesters had been killed in the unrest.
Last month, the judiciary charged more than 100 people in Tehran and Hormozgan provinces for allegedly participating in protests. Around 65 people were charged over the “recent riots” in the southern province of Hormozgan.
