The Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has recently informed the family of political prisoner Mehran Gharabaghi in Behbahan that he had been sentenced to death. It demanded that Mehran’s family pressure him to recant, collaborate with the MOIS, and denounce the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI). This they said, must happened before a formal court ruling is issued.
Mehran Gharabaghi, 29, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, was arrested on January 18, 2020, along with a friend, Majid Khademi, 29, and transferred to Behbahan Prison after a month-long interrogation.
Mehran and Majid were both tried on April 25 on charges of propaganda against the state, membership in the MEK, participation in destruction and arson, disturbing public order, participation in the manufacture of flammable materials, and “corruption on earth.”
While their trial has not yet ended, the MOIS has informed the Qarabaghi family of Mehran’s execution order. Mehran’s family went to the court on Thursday, May 20, to follow up on his condition. But the court clerk threatened to arrest them and forced them to leave.
The Iranian Resistance calls for urgent international action to prevent the execution of Mehran Gharahbaghi and save the life of Majid Khademi. It emphasizes the imperative of dispatching an international delegation to Iran to visit the prisons and meet with political prisoners in particular.
In recent weeks, in an inhuman act in violation of international humanitarian law, the religious fascism ruling in Iran has approached the families of political prisoners, especially supporters of the MEK, demanding that they pressure their children to repent, surrender and collaborate with the Intelligence Ministry, and denounce MEK and the Iranian Resistance.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
May 23, 2021
