Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, executed by Iran

Iranian authorities on Monday executed Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, arrested and imprisoned in 2020, the judiciary's press organ announced. “After the judicial process and the final approval of the decision by the Supreme Court, the death sentence of Jamshid Sharmahd (…) was carried out this morning”specified Mizan Online. Jamshid Sharmahd, aged around sixty, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court for “corruption on earth”for his alleged involvement in an attack on a mosque in 2008, which left 14 dead.

He was kidnapped at the end of July 2020 by Iranian security forces in the United Arab Emirates before being taken to Iran. This German of Iranian origin was also accused of leading the Tondar group, described as an organization “terrorist” by Iran. The Mizan website described it as a “criminal terrorist” Who “was hosted by American and European countries and operated under the complex protection of their intelligence services”. Iran does not recognize dual nationality.