Current:Home > FinanceIran executes man convicted of killing a senior cleric following months of unrest-InfoLens
Iran executes man convicted of killing a senior cleric following months of unrest
View Date:2024-12-23 11:50:04
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Wednesday executed a bank guard who was convicted of fatally shooting a senior cleric in April following months of unrest, state media reported.
Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, 77, was the most senior member of the clergy who was killed after protests and a bloody security crackdown on demonstrators. The protesters were enraged by the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the country’s morality police. The protests gradually died in early months of the year.
A Wednesday report by the official IRNA news agency said the execution took place in northern city of Babol in Iran’s Mazandaran province, just north of the capital, Tehran, in the presence of the victim’s family.
The report said a court sentenced the man to death in May and the Supreme Court upheld the verdict. It did not elaborate but Iran usually applies hanging.
Authorities offered no motive for the attack in April in Babolsar, a town near the place of the execution.
Soleiman had served on the Assembly of Experts, an 88-seat panel overseeing the post of Iran’s supreme leader. He had also once served as the personal representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Iran’s restive southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Though Shiite clergy have long held an important role in Iran, particularly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, discontent has increased in recent years during waves of nationwide protests over economic, political and civil rights issues.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Man waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student
- Federal judge orders Oakland airport to stop using ‘San Francisco’ in name amid lawsuit
- Agents search home of ex-lieutenant facing scrutiny as police probe leak of school shooting evidence
- Stop smartphone distractions by creating a focus mode: Video tutorial
- Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit over state bans
- Patrick Mahomes Breaks Silence on Frustrating Robbery Amid Ongoing Investigation
- ‘Emilia Pérez’ wouldn’t work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
- Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
- Teachers in 3 Massachusetts communities continue strike over pay, paid parental leave
- Jason Kelce Jokes He Got “Mixed Reviews” From Kylie Kelce Over NSFW Commentary
Ranking
- Louisiana House greenlights Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cuts
- Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
- Georgia remains part of College Football Playoff bracket projection despite loss
- DWTS’ Sasha Farber and Jenn Tran Prove They're Closer Than Ever Amid Romance Rumors
- Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month
- Secret Service Agent Allegedly Took Ex to Barack Obama’s Beach House
- Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
- Why Josh O'Connor Calls Sex Scenes Least Sexy Thing After Challengers With Zendaya and Mike Faist
Recommendation
-
Amazon Best Books of 2024 revealed: Top 10 span genres but all 'make you feel deeply'
-
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had mild stroke this month, team says
-
California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
-
Louisiana mom arrested for making false kidnapping report after 'disagreement' with son
-
Kyle Richards Swears This Holiday Candle Is the Best Scent Ever and She Uses It All Year
-
Agents search home of ex-lieutenant facing scrutiny as police probe leak of school shooting evidence
-
Crews battle 'rapid spread' conditions against Jennings Creek fire in Northeast
-
Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence