Iran executes Mehdi Haneki over alleged role in January protests

Iran's judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency announced the execution of Mehdi Haneki on charges related to the January protests. The opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran claimed he was hanged for being a member of the People's Mojahedin Organization and was tortured.

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Iran executes Mehdi Haneki over alleged role in January protests

Mehdi Haneki was sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly taking part in the nationwide protests that erupted in January. The judiciary's official news agency, Mizan, announced that the sentence had been carried out.

According to Mizan, Haneki was accused of carrying out 'operational actions' against Israel and the United States and committing crimes during the January protests. The statement also alleged that Haneki manufactured and possessed weapons.

The Paris-based opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a different statement. The NCRI claimed that 26-year-old law graduate Mehdi Haneki was hanged for being a member of the banned People's Mojahedin Organization (PMOI) and for participating in protests in the city of Karaj. The group also alleged that Haneki endured months of physical and psychological torture.

The NCRI said, 'Dozens more PMOI members are awaiting execution or facing imminent execution in the regime's prisons.' The opposition group stated that eight of its members were executed between March 30 and April 20. During the same period, Iranian media and the Mizan agency reported 12 executions.

The PMOI, a banned organization in Iran, is known as one of the recognized opposition groups alongside exiled monarchist groups, although the extent of its domestic support remains unclear.

Source: Al-Monitor

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