PARIS: The execution of the ninth man to be hanged over protests that swept Iran in 2022 marks a new stage in Tehran’s rampant use of the death penalty, rights groups say.
The groups argue that Mohammad Ghobadlou had mental health issues and that his original death sentence had been overturned.
Ghobadlou, 23, was put to death early Tuesday in Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran.
He had been convicted over the death of a police officer who the authorities say was run over by a car during the protests in September 2022.
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Activists decry ‘glaring injustice’ of Iran protester’s execution
