Navid Afkari wrestler was executed

Iranian fighter Navid Afkari, whose case sparked backlash even from US President Donald Trump, was executed today on charges of stabbing and killing a security guard during the 2018 anti-government protests.

Fars Province Attorney General Kazem Mousavi told Iranian state television that the 27-year-old athlete had been executed this morning in Shiraz prison under the “kesas” law, at the request of his parents and family. of the victim. “

Afkari’s conviction had caused outrage around the world. The fighter claimed to have confessed to a murder that he did not commit because he was subjected to torture. His lawyer stated that there was no evidence of his guilt.

Iranian judicial authorities deny the allegations of torture.

Last Tuesday, an international association representing 85,000 athletes called for Iran to be excluded from all sporting events if it proceeded to run Afkari. The US president also asked Tehran not to execute him.