Abbas Deris at Grave Risk of Execution; Supreme Court Ignored Crucial Appeal Arguments
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 20, 2023: The lawyer of November 2019 protester, Abbas Deris has filed a request for a retrial and stay of execution at the Supreme Court based on flaws in the case that she says the Court previously ignored.
Stressing the history of the Islamic Republic’s Judiciary in carrying out executions while retrial and judicial review requests are still under consideration at the Supreme Court, Iran Human Rights repeats its warning about the grave risk of Abbas Deris’ secret execution and urges the international community to pressure the Islamic Republic to overturn his sentence immediately.
Abbas Deris is the father of 3 young children. He was arrested during the protests and sentenced to death. His wife died of a heart attack due to the stress of the possibility of his execution. He is innocent and his kids need him.
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Source: Iran Human Rights