Canada and the US condemn the dying penalty in Iran

Canada and the US strongly condemned Saturday’s execution of two males sentenced to dying as a part of demonstrations in Iran.

Canadian International Minister Melanie Jolie on Saturday condemned the “mindless executions” in Iran and demanded that Tehran put an finish to them. “Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini, two extra lives misplaced because of mindless executions by the Iranian regime,” the minister lamented on Twitter.

“The regime should put an finish to such merciless and inhuman sentences,” she added, stressing that Canada “stands with Iranians who should have the ability to take pleasure in their human rights.”

“We condemn within the strongest phrases the present trial and execution in Iran of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini,” US Secretary of State Ned Value tweeted.

“These executions are a key ingredient of the regime’s technique to suppress the demonstrations” which have rocked the nation for months, he stated.

Iranian justice introduced the hanging on Saturday of the 2 males, who authorities consider had been responsible of killing a paramilitary through the demonstrations sparked by the dying in custody of younger Mahsa Amini.

For the reason that starting of the protest motion, 14 individuals have been sentenced to dying in reference to the protests, in accordance with an AFP depend based mostly on official info. Amongst them, 4 had been executed.