Many protesters have not been receiving due process, with trials being rushed with no adequate defense or evidence.
Mehdi’s father, Mashallah Karami, had previously said that he had tried to reach the court appointed lawyer for a week since his son’s death sentence was first handed down, but his calls were ignored.
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They were also not allowed to have their own lawyer, “We were told before that we can appoint a lawyer, but they finally did not allow it. I called Mr. Aghasi and he himself came to Karaj. After that, he was informed he was not allowed to access the file. Mr.[…], who is our son’s lawyer, told us that we can have a lawyer of our choice, but we were never allowed.”
Lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi told Iran Wire back in December that he attempted to go to court at the family’s request, and he was denied access. Mehdi was also denied his right to speak to gis family prior to his execution. Both men were murdered by the regime early Saturday morning.
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European Union (EU) have told Iran to stop all executions following the hangings.
“We deplore the execution of two more protesters, #MohammadMehdiKarami & #MohammadHosseini, following unfair trials based on forced confessions,” the OHCHR said in a tweet.
Over 500 people have been killed during the protests, with many more missing and arrested.
#Iran: We deplore the execution of two more protesters, #MohammadMehdiKarami & #MohammadHosseini, following unfair trials based on forced confessions. It’s shocking that Iran continues to execute protesters despite international outcry. We urge Iran to halt all executions.
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) January 7, 2023