The Iranian Government announced the football player this Monday. Emir Nasr Azadani He was sentenced to death for participating in anti-government protests.
“False news that Iranian football player was sentenced to death”He pointed to the Iranian Embassy in Colombia after Colombian president Gustavo Petro urged Iran not to “kill” his football player.
“Very good for Messi and the people of Argentina. And Iran doesn’t kill football“Petro wrote a message via his profile on the social network Twitter.
After that, the office Iranian diplomacy He reacted in Colombia, criticizing a “hybrid war” in which “the ‘fake news’ campaign” continues.
“The trial has not yet taken place. Therefore, the news of the death penalty is a lie”Announcing that Azadani is the fifth defendant in the criminal case filed for allegedly belonging to an armed group that will kill three police officers and security agents with automatic weapons, the Embassy said.
International Federation of Professional Football Associations (FIFPRO) confirmed last Tuesday that the Iranian football player was sentenced to death for supporting the protests.
“FIFPRO is shocked and disgusted by the news that professional football player Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and fundamental freedoms in his country. We stand in solidarity with Amir and demand that his sentence be lifted immediately.“The union made a statement.
former player of Rah Ahan, Tractor and Gol-e RayhanThe 26-year-old was accused by the Iranian regime of a crime called ‘.combat‘, i.e. ‘hostility to God’. This crime entails execution by hanging, a sentence already served by young Mohsen Shekari and wrestler Majid Reza Rahnavard, who were hanged in public in Mashhad on the same charges as Amir Nasr-Azadani after an unfair trial.