Iranian juvenile offender, Saman Naseem, could be executed as early
as 19 February 2015 for crimes allegedly committed when he was 17 years
old. He was sentenced to death after an unfair trial.
The family of Saman Naseem, who is now
aged 22, have received reliable information that he will be executed on
19 February.
Amnesty International understands that the authorities have
prevented Saman Naseem’s lawyer from pursuing the case and have not
allowed him to appoint another lawyer.
Saman Naseem was sentenced to death in April
2013 by a criminal court in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, for
“enmity against God” (moharebeh) and “corruption on earth” (ifsad fil-arz) because of his membership of the Kurdish armed opposition group Party
For Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), and for taking part in armed
activities against the Revolutionary Guards. His death sentence was
upheld by the Supreme Court in December 2013.
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