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The Iranian authorities have sentenced 27-year-old fighter Navid Afkari to death in connection with his involvement in the murder of a security officer. Despite the efforts of US President Donald Trump, the sentence was carried out.
On Saturday, September 12, reports CNN.
Iranian law enforcement agencies reportedly accused the country’s Greco-Roman wrestling champion, Navid Afkari, and his two brothers, Wahid and Habib, of attempting to overthrow the government and kill a security agent.
As a result, the court sentenced the athlete to 74 lashes and two death sentences. The wrestler’s brothers received 54 and 27 years in prison.
At the same time, Afkari appealed to the Human Rights Council and said that he confessed to crimes committed under torture. Before the athlete’s execution, US President Donald Trump said that Afkari simply participated in an anti-government demonstration in relation to the worsening situation in the country and called for “saving his life.”
In turn, the International Olympic Committee issued a statement, in which it says that the members of the organization are shocked by the decision of the Iranian authorities.
In letters, Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, this week addressed the Supreme Leader and the President of Iran directly and personally and apologized to Navid Afkari, respecting the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is deeply saddened that the calls of athletes from around the world and all the behind-the-scenes work of the IOC together with the NOC of Iran, United World Wrestling and the National Federation of Iranian Wrestling did not reach the goal. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Navid Afkari. ” the statement said.
According to the journalists, in relation to what happened in the interior of the country, discussions on the abolition of the death penalty resumed.
Recall, according to Amnesty International, at least 657 people were executed in 20 countries in 2019.
Earlier we wrote about the death of 26-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Sergei Myasoedov.
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