Mutairi faced severe torture that led to his false confession stating he killed two Basij militia members.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
JANUARY 31, 2021 01:41
The Islamic Republic of Iran continued its execution spree of elite Iranian athletes, with the killing of champion boxer and prominent sports coach Ali Mutairi on Thursday, in Sheiban prison located in the Khuzestan province.The UN condemned the execution of Mutairi, and activists and family members said the the 30-year-old Mutairi faced severe
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A UN spokeswoman told the The Jerusalem Post on Friday that "We strongly condemn the series of executions – at least 28 – since mid-December, including of people from minority groups. We urge the authorities to halt the imminent execution of Javid Dehghan, to review his and other death penalty cases in line with human rights law. We continue to engage with the authorities in Iran on the issues of executions and the death penalty.”
Rob Koehler, director-general of Global Athlete, an international advocacy group for Olympic athletes, told the Post on Saturday that “The International Olympic Committee must act now. Their silence has left them complicit; their lack of action clearly indicates they favor stakeholders over athlete rights."
He added that "The tragic recent execution of boxer Ali Mutairi is the third athlete in just 4 months that has been murdered by the Iranian government. The IOC must immediately suspend the Iran National Olympic Committee. They can no longer neglect their duty of care; athletes’ lives are at stake.”
The Post sent a press query to the IOC.
The Islamic Republic News Agency reported in Persian that the the Khuzestan justice department said “Ali Motiri, a terrorist member of the ISIS group, attacked the Basij base” resulting in the deaths of two Basij members.
According to Iran International, local sources said that they did not confirm the regime's allegations of Mutairi's membership in ISIS.
He added that "The tragic recent execution of boxer Ali Mutairi is the third athlete in just 4 months that has been murdered by the Iranian government. The IOC must immediately suspend the Iran National Olympic Committee. They can no longer neglect their duty of care; athletes’ lives are at stake.”
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, journalist, tweeted” Iran regime executed opposition activist Ali Mutairi. Don’t expect the UN Human Rights Council to fly an investigation commission to Iran.”
Iran International reported in Persian that, according to human rights activists, the Iranian-Arab citizen Mutairi, was “physically and mentally tortured in the detention center of an intelligence agency, and after being transferred to Sheiban Prison, he was severely harassed in solitary confinement by prison officials.”
In September, human rights organizations and western governments said Iran’s regime brutally tortured champion wrestler Navid Afkari to frame him on a charge of killing of a Basij security guard tracking protestors during demonstrations against the regime in 2018. The regime hanged Afkari for his peaceful protest against regime corruption, according to Iranian human rights experts and the US government.
Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted: "Iran's cruel execution of Navid Afkari is a travesty. No country should arrest, torture, or execute peaceful protestors or activists."
In January, the clerical regime executed a second champion wrestler, Mehdi Ali Hosseini.
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