Saman Sayidi sentenced to death on charges of war against God

In the last private court session, Kurdish rapper Saman Sayidi from Kermanshah was sentenced to death on charges of war crimes.

Saman Sayidi, known as Saman Yasin, is a Kurdish artist from Kermanshah, Iran, a songwriter, composer, and rapper. Saman has written or sung many songs in protest of the socio-political situation in society, including in support of the nationwide protests of 1401.

Saman Yasin was arrested by security forces at his home on October 1, 1402 and then transferred to Evin Prison. It should be noted that during his detention, he was denied access to visits and was also denied access to a lawyer.

Like other detainees of the nationwide protests, Saman Yasin has been subjected to severe physical and mental torture in order to extract a forced confession.

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Judiciary News Agency, on November 27, 1402, the trial of Saman Yasin was held by the ruling of Abolghasem Salavati, head of Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran, along with several other people who had been arrested for participating in the protests. Saman Yasin was sentenced to death in this court on charges such as supporting protest gatherings, singing epic and revolutionary hymns and songs, gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against the security of the country, and waging war. Saman Yasin's trial was held in secret and without the presence of journalists, and even the publication of the news has been threatened by the government.

This news, which was published on social media, caused a lot of reactions inside and outside the country. After that, the Islamic Republic of Iran Judiciary News Agency announced: "The anti-revolutionary media, under the pretext that Saman Sayidi is an artist and has merely participated in the protests and has been sentenced to death, have fabricated news in such a way as to make it seem as if the defendant was innocent and had merely participated in the recent riots as a protester and that a verdict was issued for him and that the verdict is final; however, this verdict has only been registered and has not yet been finalized."

It is worth mentioning that some time ago, members of parliament signed a statement condemning the death penalty for protesters accused of "moharebeh". The question is, have the reactions of the people in Iran and abroad led to the denial of this verdict? Has the judiciary denied issuing this verdict due to these reactions and announced that the verdict has not yet been finalized or is there another policy hidden behind this case?

The Persian-language Christian News Network has published this news to enlighten the public, and defers the accuracy of the news until further reports.