Iranian justice announced the hanging Saturday of two men found guilty of having killed a paramilitary during the demonstrations triggered by the death in custody of the young Iranian-Kurdish Mahsa Amini.
These hangings bring to four the number of executions since the start of the protest movement in Iran in mid-September.
"Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the main perpetrators of the crime that led to the martyrdom of Rouhollah Ajamian, were hanged this morning" on Saturday, the judicial authority agency Mizan Online reported.
The two men were accused of having killed this member of the Bassidji militia, linked to the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of Iran, on November 3 in Karaj, west of Tehran.
A court of first instance had sentenced them to death on December 4 and the Supreme Court of Iran had confirmed their sentences on January 3, a justice described as “expedited” by human rights NGOs.
Fourteen death sentences since the start of the protest
Since the beginning of the protest movement, justice has sentenced 14 people to death in connection with the demonstrations, according to an AFP count based on official information.
Among them, four have been executed, two have had their sentences confirmed by the Supreme Court, six are awaiting new trials and two others can appeal.
Activists say dozens more face charges that carry the death penalty.
Iran has been rocked by protests since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16 following her arrest for violating the country's strict dress code for women.
Iranian officials generally denounce "riots", instigated according to them by foreign countries and opposition groups, and affirm that hundreds of people were killed in the unrest, among them members of the security forces.
About 14,000 people were also arrested, according to the UN.
A karate champion
In mid-December, Mohammad Mehdi's father, Mashallah Karami, posted a video on social media in which he implored the authorities to overturn the death sentence against his son.
He described his son as a member of the national karate team who won competitions in Iran.
Mashallah Karami told local media that the family's lawyer was unable to access his son's file.
This lawyer, Me Mohmmed Aghasi, deplored Saturday on Twitter that Karami had not been able to see his family one last time before his execution.
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