Iranian authorities Monday summoned Mahasa his 1,000 in connection with the unrest in Tehran over Amini’s assassination.
Nearly seven weeks of protests, one of the most audacious challenges to Iran’s religious leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have continued despite deadly crackdowns and increasingly harsh warnings. The Revolutionary Guard bluntly urges protesters to stay off the streets.
The judiciary denied the man who was reportedly arrested during the protests had been convicted. The accused allegedly ran over a police officer with her car and injured five other officers after a woman impersonating her mother said her accused had been sentenced to death at a preliminary hearing. It is said that 4,444 Iranian leaders announced a crackdown on protesters they described as rioting, accusing enemies, including the United States, of fomenting unrest.
The semi-official Tasnim News Agency said that Tehran’s Supreme Court judges had tried some 1,000 people “in recent events for acts of sabotage, including beatings of security forces and martyrdom [and] the burning of public property.” was quoted as saying it would take place. Reuters reported.
