Iran upholds the death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dual national accused of leading an Arab separatist group
Habib Farajollah Chaab, who was found guilty on charges of"corruption on earth" and the formation of a rebel group, was sentenced to death on December 6.
Iran's supreme court has upheld the death sentence handed down to a Swedish Iranian dual national convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people, state media reported. "Chaab was sentenced to death after several court sessions with the presence of his lawyer ... The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence," Iran's judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
He was also charged with being "corrupt on earth", a capital offence under Iran’s strict form of Islamic law, Iranian state media said.
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