New Delhi: The tension between Iran and Israel is well known. Iran is already angry with Israel’s attacks in collaboration with America. Meanwhile, recently Iran hanged a senior official, Mehdi Farid, accused of spying for Israel.
According to the statement of Iran’s judiciary, Mehdi Farid was the director of the Passive Defense Committee. This body works to protect the country’s essential infrastructure from attacks. In the midst of an atmosphere of war, news like this makes any country more worried.
Accusations were made of spying for Israel
According to media reports, the court found Mehdi guilty of spying in collaboration with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. He was sentenced to death under ‘Corruption on Earth’. This is counted among the most serious crimes in Iran. The statement said that Farid contacted Mossad through cyber and misused his position to share highly sensitive military and intelligence information.
Because of his high position, Israeli officials quickly trusted him. Let us tell you that this hanging has taken place at a time when death penalty cases have increased rapidly in Iran. Human rights organizations and social workers have expressed deep concern over this. At the same time, observers believe that after increasing military tensions with America and Israel, the Iranian government wants to create an atmosphere of fear by increasing the death penalty.
Prisoners associated with protests also got punishment
It is noteworthy that according to human rights reports, not only in espionage cases, but also prisoners related to the January protests are being hanged. This is leading to allegations that the judiciary is being used as a political weapon in war-like situations.
International organizations say that even the basic rules of transparency are not being followed in these cases. The verdicts are being delivered behind closed doors, which is a violation of international human rights treaties. The matter has come into further discussion due to the hanging of a big official like Mehdi Farid.
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