According to the judiciary, an Iranian court has ordered the execution of a man accused of killing seven people during nationwide protests last year.
Abbas Kurkuri was charged with capital offenses of “moharebeh,” or “war against God,” and “corruption on earth” after allegedly fatally shooting seven people in Izeh, Khuzestan province, in November using a military weapon, according to the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website.
Following the death on September 16 of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, after her imprisonment for allegedly violating Iran’s severe dress code for women, the Islamic republic saw several months of civil turmoil.
Hundreds of people were slain, including dozens of security personnel, and hundreds were imprisoned in connection with “riots” fomented by Iran’s adversaries, according to officials.
Kurkuri’s punishment can be appealed to the Supreme Court, according to Mizan.
At the burial of one of the gunshot victims, Kian Pirfalak, 10, the boy’s mother reportedly blamed security personnel for her son’s death.
Officials claimed the youngster was slain in a “terrorist” strike carried out by an extremist group at the time of his death.
Kurkuri had “accepted the charges” and admitted to being “under the influence of social media,” according to the judiciary’s website.
Such confessions are routinely denounced as “forced” by rights groups headquartered outside of Iran, who argue that they are frequently collected under pressure.
In connection with the primarily female-led protest movement, Iranian authorities have killed four people and sentenced over 20 others to death.
