Mohammad Salas, a member of Iran’s Dervish Gonabadi minority community, was executed early Monday morning after trial in the Iranian regime’s kangaroo court under orders issued by the regime’s so-called judiciary. This hideous measure was carried out despite a domestic and international campaign calling on Tehran to halt his death sentence.
Salas had emphasized his innocence time and again, adding he was forced under torture to accept accusations he had no role in. In this regard, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement strongly condemning the execution of Mr. Salas and calling for international action against human rights violations and arbitrary executions in Iran.
The following is the NCRI statement:
NCRI calls for effective international action against arbitrary executions in Iran
The Iranian Resistance strongly condemns the execution of Mohammad Yavar Salas and calls for effective action by the international community and human rights advocates against this arbitrary execution and the growing violation of human rights by the religious fascism ruling Iran.
Mohammad Yavar Salas, 51, from the Gonabadi Dervishes community, was arrested during the February 2018 protests on Golestan Avenue. The regime’s judiciary sentenced him to execution in an arbitrary manner, even in violation of its own laws. He had repeatedly stated that he had been tortured and pressured into accepting bogus allegations against him, although he had been innocent.
Despite providing credible evidence about the falsity of the charges against Mohammad Salas, the mullahs’ judiciary dismissed his appeal and refused to reinstate the trial.
Being engulfed with growing irremediable domestic and international crises and popular uprisings, the mullahs’ regime has stepped up brutal suppression and crimes against the Iranian people.
The ruling tyranny in Iran, which is a disgrace for contemporary humanity, must be rejected from the family of nations. All perpetrators of the killing of the Iranian people should be subject to the most severe sanctions and penalties and should be held accountable before international tribunals.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
June 18, 2018