According to reports, Sayed Kazem Musawi, the Chief Justice of Fars Province in Iran, has announced the confirmation of the death sentences for two Afghan suspects involved in the Shah-Charagh shrine incident.
On Monday, May 22, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the execution orders for these individuals have been approved and will be carried out in public soon.
Meanwhile, sources from a human rights organization in Iran informed Hasht-e Subh that the two Afghan citizens sentenced to public execution were coerced into confessing.
The names of these Afghan citizens are Mohammad Ramiz Rashidi and Sayed Naiem Hashem Qattali.
On the other hand, the Chief Justice of Fars Province commented on the matter, stating, “Considering that the main suspect in this case was killed on the night of the incident, out of the remaining five defendants, the death sentences for two suspects have been confirmed and will be executed soon.”
He added, “The Shah-Charagh shrine incident has two dimensions, one related to shortcomings in the security measures, which is being investigated by the military court of Fars Province.”
According to Musawi, the court sessions for the accused, all of whom hold citizenship of Iran’s neighboring country, were held in the Revolutionary Courts of Shiraz and Tehran.
It is worth mentioning that last year, an armed assailant entered the Shah-Charagh shrine in Shiraz, Iran, with an AK-47 and fired upon more than 30 people, injuring them.
ISIS claimed responsibility for this attack, and Iranian authorities promised retaliation.
The attacker was wounded by Iranian security forces during the shooting and later died in the hospital.
