Hamed Heydari, the world champion of the bench press, was sentenced to imprisonment and flogging

Hengaw: Saturday, January 14, 2023.

Hamed Heydari, a Kurdish citizen from Khorramabad and one of the detainees of the recent protests in this city, was sentenced to 15 months and two days in prison and 60 lashes by the Iranian Criminal Court on the charges of "disturbing public order through commotion and controversy" and "incitement to commit violent acts in cyberspace."

According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 7 months and 16 days of the sentence issued to this citizen were for the charge of "disturbing public order through commotion and controversy," and the other 7 months and 16 days were for the charge of "incitement to commit violent acts in cyberspace."

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Iranian Islamic Revolution Court will secretly carry out Hamed Heydari's sentence of 60 lashes.

According to the previous reports of Hengaw, this athlete from Khorramabad, who owns the gold medal in the bench press at the 2021 World Championships in Russia, was subjected to psychological pressure and harassment by some other prisoners.

After being kidnapped along with a group of other protestors in "Jalal" Street of Khorramabad on Monday, October 3, 2022, he was interrogated by IRGC intelligence, and after one week he was transferred to the central prison of this city.