Ahvaz court reinstates death penalty for political prisoner Mojahed Korkor
Hengaw: Sunday, December 29, 2024
Mojahed Korkor, a political detainee implicated in the case of Kian Pirfalak, has once again been sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is among the detainees arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement and has been imprisoned for two years and ten days.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mojahed Korkor, currently held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, has had his death sentence reinstated during the third year of his imprisonment. This ruling was upheld by Branch 3 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court following a parallel review process.
Negar Korkor, Mojahed’s sister, shared on her personal Instagram page: “Based on the latest information, we have learned that a new death sentence has been issued for Mojahed.”
In April 2023, the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court initially sentenced Korkor to death on charges of “Waging war against God” (Moharebeh) and “corruption on earth.” This verdict was confirmed by Branch 39 of Iran’s Supreme Court and formally communicated to his family on Sunday, December 24, 2023.
However, in December 2024, the Supreme Court overturned this verdict and referred the case to a parallel court for reconsideration.
Previously, judicial authorities and state media attributed the murder of Kian Pirfalak to Mojahed Korkor. However, during Kian’s funeral, his mother, Mahmonir Molaei-Rad, publicly stated that “security forces” had opened fire on their car, resulting in her son’s death and severe injuries to his father. She later asserted, “As Kian’s mother, I will never accept the accusation against any of my fellow townspeople.”
Additionally, in relation to the protests on November 16, 2022, in Izeh, Iranian judiciary blamed the deaths of seven individuals on several local residents, including Abbas Korkor, Bahman Bahmani, Hossein Saeedi, and Mahmoud Ahmadi. In December 2022, the Izeh public and revolutionary prosecutor announced that judicial cases had been filed against 70 protesters connected to the demonstrations.
Mojahed Korkor, currently detained in Sheiban Prison, has been subjected to torture aimed at extracting forced confessions. He has also been denied basic rights, including in-person visits with his family.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Korkor was injured and arrested during an armed attack by IRGC forces in the village of Porsurakh, near Izeh. During the same attack, two other protesters, Mahmoud Ahmadi and Hossein Saeedi, were fatally shot by IRGC forces.
