Death sentence for defendant in Tehran
17-February-2020
Category: executions
Breathing in Confinement – A defendant in Tehran was tried and sentenced to death by the second branch of Tehran Province Criminal Court.
A defendant was sentenced to death in Tehran on charges of murder, Javan Online reported. According to the report, four years ago, Amin a 42-year-old man, called the police and confessed to killing his ex-wife Nahid. Following his confession and preliminary investigations, Amin was arrested and sent to prison. After completion of investigations and issuance of indictment, the case was referred to Tehran Criminal Court Branch No. 2. Where last week, the defendant was tried by Judge Zali and the victim’s parents demanded the death penalty for him as well as payment of blood money to Nahid’s son.
At the end of the trial, a jury consulted together and given the request of the victim’s parents, sentenced Amin to death. Thus, in case of upholding the verdict in the high court, the defendant will be put on the death row if he fails to obtain the consent of the victim’s family.