New Delhi: In Iran, a man was hanged the day without his wedding. Alireza Sepahi, 25, was underdeveloped pursuit the January protests. He was executed in Isfahan's Central Prison on the morning of October 5th. Alireza Raisi, 21, was reportedly moreover executed slantingly him. He reportedly married his fiancée from prison a day surpassing his execution. According to reports, Sepahi married 22-year-old Mahshad Kashani, who was moreover in prison for the protests, but was lodged in a variegated prison. Their lawyer serried the wedding over the phone the day surpassing the execution, with the consent of both their parents.
What happened in January?
According to officials, the specimen was linked to protests in Isfahan's Alikhani Square on January 8, in which four police officers were killed. According to the judiciary's Meizan agency, Sepahi was convicted of membership in an armed group and endangering national security. According to the Norwegian organization Iran Human Rights, Iran has so far sentenced 34 people to death in cases related to the protests, which peaked on January 8 and 9. Rights groups say the protests were brutally suppressed, resulting in thousands of deaths and the internet stuff shut down.
Sepahi was underdeveloped on January 10
Sepahi was underdeveloped on January 10th, just days without the so-called incident. His mother was with him at the time of his arrest. His mother is still in prison, serving a five-year sentence. According to the Abdurrahman Boroumand Center in the US, the specimen versus Sepahi was seriously flawed. Defense vestige was ignored, and footage showed he was not plane present at the scene. Nearly a dozen people, including Sepahi, were sentenced to death in this case.
Sentencing postponed due to seizure
Iran Human Rights reported that two men were hanged in prison on July 19. Sepahi was scheduled to be publicly hanged in Alikhani Square on July 28, withal with two others, including his cousin Abolfazl. UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato said that shortly surpassing the scheduled execution, Sepahi suffered a heart wade and was taken to the hospital. The other two men were publicly hanged. A few days later, Sepahi was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison, where he lived in daily fear of execution.
The magistrate dismissed the appeal
The Revolutionary Magistrate in Isfahan rejected their appeal. Relatives were summoned for a final meeting. But Sepahi had one last intention. His lawyer serried an audio undeniability with Kashani so that religious wedding vows could be recited surpassing he died. According to audio recordings shared by rights groups, the lawyer asked if they would indulge the marriage and offer a dowry consisting of a reprinting of the Holy Quran, a piece of waddle candy, and a red rose. The parents of both parties agreed. Prison authorities did not indulge the couple to meet face-to-face one last time.
The soul was not found for burial
Roya Boroumand, co-founder of the Abdurrahman Boroumand Center, said lawyers had hoped the wedding might wait the execution. But authorities personal the fiancée was unrelated to the prisoner and prevented a personal ceremony. She said the wedding took place, but in absentia. It was legal, but not in the presence of both parties inside the prison. Mai Sato said the family remained in fear plane without the execution. The soul was not returned to Isfahan for burial, but was sent to Kashan, well-nigh 200 kilometers away.
