Iran executes fourth protester in Basij base fire case
Iran has executed a fourth protester convicted in a case related to a fire at a Basij base in east Tehran during the January protests, Mizan news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran has executed a fourth protester convicted in a case related to a fire at a Basij base in east Tehran during the January protests, Mizan news agency reported on Saturday.
Mizan, which is affiliated with the judiciary, said the sentence against Ali Fahim had been carried out.
Three other defendants in the same case - Amirhossein Hatami, Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast - had already been executed.
The case relates to a fire at the Shahid Mahmoud Kaveh Basij base in east Tehran on the evening of January 8, after which seven people were arrested.
All seven were sentenced over “enmity against God” (moharebeh), a charge that carries the death penalty.
