Iran has executed two men for their alleged involvement with the dissident group Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), according to the judiciary’s official news outlet, Mizan, which reported the news on Sunday.
Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani-Eslamloo were found guilty of carrying out attacks on civilian infrastructure on behalf of the exiled opposition group.
The two men were convicted of manufacturing and using homemade projectiles to target homes, public buildings, and charitable institutions in Tehran.
Iran’s judiciary stated that the men operated from a safe house in the capital, where they built launchers and hand-held mortars and fired projectiles at randomly selected targets. They were also accused of conducting propaganda and information-gathering activities for MEK.
The Supreme Court upheld their death sentences after finding them guilty of waging war against God, armed rebellion, and plotting to undermine national security.
The MEK, a leftist-Islamist group, is designated as a terrorist organization by Iran, and was also labeled as such by the US and the European Union until 2012. Despite being in exile, the group remains opposed to the Islamic Republic in Iran.
According to human rights organizations, Iran ranks second worldwide in terms of the frequency of capital punishment.
Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah.
Source: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-executes-two-members-of-exiled-militant-group/a-73427507?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
