1 August 2025
\nNews Category: Prisoners \u2013
\nBreathing in Confinement \u2013 The Supreme Court has upheld the public execution sentence of Mohammad Ghaffari, convicted of major and large-scale disruption of the national economic system.<\/p>\n
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners\u2019 Rights League in Iran, the Supreme Court confirmed the public execution sentence of Mohammad Ghaffari, CEO and owner of the \u201cRezaayat Khodro Taravat Novin\u201d holding company, on charges of major disruption to the country\u2019s economic system.<\/p>\n
In its final ruling, Branch 1 of the Supreme Court rejected Ghaffari\u2019s appeal and confirmed the lower court\u2019s sentence of public hanging for his involvement in extensive public deposit-taking under the guise of mudarabah contracts, organised fraud, deliberate disruption of the national economy with awareness of its impact against the Islamic Republic, two years\u2019 imprisonment for economic crimes, one year for illegal possession of a firearm, and the confiscation of seized assets in favour of the state.<\/p>\n
The case, which involves 28,000 complainants, was initially heard by the Special Economic Crimes Court in Qazvin Province, resulting in the original verdict. Despite the defence lawyers\u2019 objections, the Supreme Court ruled that the submitted arguments lacked sufficient legal grounds to overturn the sentence.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Ghaffari began his business activities in the early 2010s with the backing of several retired military personnel\u2014among them former IRGC officers\u2014and support from certain local officials and members of parliament. According to local sources, about 70% of Takestan\u2019s population had invested in companies affiliated with him, including \u201cKhodropi.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2020, at the height of rumours concerning potential fraud, then-Takestan Prosecutor Hossein Rajabi told Mizan News Agency that the company\u2019s operations were under review and urged the public to ignore the rumours. This statement prompted another wave of public investment.<\/p>\n
Despite the involvement of several local officials in supporting Ghaffari\u2019s business activities and facilitating public investment, no mention of their role or accountability has appeared in judicial proceedings or rulings.<\/p>\n
The confirmation of this sentence comes despite the fact that public execution is widely condemned by human rights norms and international instruments such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a signatory. Public execution has repeatedly been denounced by UN human rights bodies and special rapporteurs as a form of psychological torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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