Iran hangs 2 men accused of killing security officials during nationwide protests

The 2 men had been convicted of killing a member of the Basij paramilitary force militia, 3 others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while 11 received prison sentences.

Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic's 'morality police', in Tehran | File photo: Reuters

Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16.

The two men executed on Saturday had been convicted of killing a member of the Basij paramilitary force militia, and three others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while 11 received prison sentences.

“Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, principle perpetrators of the crime that led to the unjust martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian were hanged this morning,” the judiciary said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency.

Four protesters have been executed in the aftermath of the unrest.

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