Life of “Mohammad Qobadlo” at Risk Following Confirmation of Death Sentence
The life of “Mohammad Qobadlo,” a protester whose death sentence has been confirmed, remains at risk.
Mohammad Qobadlo has been sentenced to death on charges of attacking a motorcycle police unit with a white Peykan vehicle, killing one person and injuring five others. Mohammad Qobadlo’s trial, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salwati, was conducted in November 1401 on charges of “corruption on earth” through actions against motorized law enforcement personnel.
Additionally, another case was filed against Mohammad Qobadlo in December 1401 on charges of “destruction and actions against national security that resulted in disruption of public order and insecurity in the country, and causing damage to individuals and public property”—a case filled with contradictions.
These contradictions are evident from the forensic medical report. The forensic medical report indicates that the aforementioned police officer was killed as a result of a hard object striking his head following a confrontation, not in an accident. Furthermore, on the day of the police officer’s funeral, the occurrence of a confrontation was also confirmed by police commanders. However, judicial authorities, particularly the prosecutor, have claimed that Mohammad Qobadlo killed the special unit officer in an intentional collision, which is why it remains unclear where and following a confrontation with whom the officer was killed.
The issuance of the death sentence for Mohammad Qobadlo comes at a time when his case, like those of the accused in the “Esfahan House” case, is shrouded in ambiguity. The Islamic Republic government, merely to sustain itself and instill fear in the Iranian people, is searching for necks for the noose. Innocent people and protesters are being hanged one after another by the system.
