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Of: Anna Sjögren, Sophie Tanha
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The death sentence against Iranian fighter Navid Afkari has already been served.
Afkari was accused of killing a security guard during a peaceful demonstration in Shiraz 2018.
After a confession on state television, which he later said he was forced under torture, he was sentenced to death.
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Navid Afkari.
The world community agrees. The International Olympic Committee, the International Wrestling Federation, the IOC, various human rights organizations and even Donald Trump have asked Navid Afkari’s forgiveness.
“To the leaders of Iran, I would be very grateful if you could save this man’s life and not execute him,” the US president wrote on Twitter a few days ago.
Call it revenge
But the Iranian regime stood firm in what a spokesman for the country’s judiciary called revenge, not execution.
– Afkari murdered an innocent person. If people are focused on humanitarian action, why doesn’t anyone point out that the murdered person was innocent and was killed outside their own home? says the spokesman.
Afkari’s crime was found guilty of having been committed during a demonstration critical of the regime in the city of Shiraz two years ago. According to Iranian authorities, he killed a security guard there, leading to not just one, but two death sentences.
As proof that Afkari committed the murder, a confession on television has been used. The video aired after Donald Trump got involved in the matter. Several organizations, on the other hand, believe that recognition is forced after torture and is not legally reliable.
According to the Iranian authorities, he was executed in Abdel Abad prison, outside Shiraz, this morning.
Many major sports organizations, including the IOC, have said the ruling could lead to a boycott of Iranian sports in international contexts.
But the captain of the Swedish national team, Zigmunds Janson, has previously commented on this negatively.
– No, it will be a double punishment. We want outstanding opponents and we win with fair play. Rather, we want to get closer to them now and become stronger together.
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