Mohammed Ghobadloo (Persian: born January 1 , 2000; محمد قبادلو) is an Iranian man facing a death sentence for his participation in the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests. He was charged with Moharebeh, which translates to "Waging War Against God," and was sentenced to death. He has been allegedly accused of running over Islamic Republic special units guards, killing one and injuring five of them.[1] Ghobadloo and another prisoner sentenced to death, Mohammad Boroughani, have emerged as new faces of outrage in Iran against political executions of Mahsa Amini protestors. On January 9, 2023, hundreds of protesters gathered at the Rajayi-shahr Prison in Karaj when word circulated that Ghobadloo and Boroughani had been transferred to solitary confinement ahead of their scheduled execution.[2][3][4][5] In this gathering, Ghobadloo's mother made a speech and she was embraced by the crowd who supported her.[6][7] Boroughani's execution was halted on January 11, but Ghobadloo could still be executed at any time.[5]

Background

Thousands of protesters have been detained as a result of the Mahsa Amini protests, and dozens have been charged with offenses such as Moharebeh ("waging war against God") or Mofsed-e-filarz ("corruption on Earth"), which are punishable by death in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian authorities executed four protestors, Mohsen Shekari, Majidreza Rahnavard, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, for alleged crimes linked to the Mahsa Amini protests.

Trial and appeal

On 29 October 2022, a court, under the headship of Abolqasem Salavati, was held. The court rejected the two lawyers of Ghobadloo and ordered a lawyer from the judicial system of the Islamic Republic’s counselling centre. His own attorney strongly objected to Ghobadloo’s proceeding in the trial. From the first day of his detention until court day, his attorney had no access to his case’s documents. There were no photos of the charge, no records of medical jurisprudence, and other common documents of accidents.[1][8]

In court, Ghobadloo confessed to driving over the police guards intentionally and said he "would repeat this in similar situations."[9] IR has deprived Ghobadloo of his medications, though he suffers from bipolar disorder, said his mother. Ghobadloo didn’t deny his disorder.

On 24 December 2022, the Islamic Regime's Supreme Court announced it had upheld the death sentence of Mohammad Ghobadloo after rejecting his appeal.[10]

Responses

Ghobadloo's mother and lawyer are strongly opposed to the court's procedure. He has been sentenced to death on a vague charge of "enmity against god (Moharebeh)” and "corruption on the earth.”[8]

Amir Raeisian, his attorney, has asserted that the accusations of running over IR's guards are too suspicious. Also, his mother has complained: “They have found my child helpless; they interrogated and trialled my boy with no lawyer and they sentenced him to death in his court’s first session.”[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Laghaei, Saghi (31 October 2022). "Lawyer the "dismissed" lawyer published the headlines' of Ghobadloo's defences". Voice of America (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Iran protests: Crowd gathers outside prison in bid to stop executions". BBC News. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Motamedi, Maziar. "Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Iran protests: Large demonstrations kick off as anger grows over executions and Ukrainian plane crash". Sky News. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Execution of Iranian protester suspended for retrial". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Iran Protests: Large Demonstrations Kick Off As Anger Grows Over Executions And Ukrainian Plane Crash - WorldNewsEra". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Concern about the possibility of execution of Mohammad Qabadlo and Mohammad Broghni; protestors gather in front of Rajaeeshahr prison"". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 Farda, Radio (31 October 2022). "Mother asking for help to prevent the death sentence of her 22-year-old son". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "The supreme court of IR confirmed the death sentence of Mohammad Ghobadloo". Emtedadte Noor broadcast (in Persian). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "The death sentence of Mohammad Ghobadloo was confirmed". Tasnim News (in Persian). 24 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Iran's protests, two different narratives of the death of police guard. warnings on the imminent execution of Mohammad Ghobadloo". BBC News Farsi (in Persian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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