Iran’s judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for “terrorism” more than two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey.
Habib Chaab has been held in Iran since October 2020 after he vanished during a visit to Turkey and was put on trial in Tehran — which does not recognise dual nationality.
Chaab, convicted of “corruption on earth” for heading a rebel group, was sentenced to death on December 6.
On Sunday, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said Iran’s Supreme Court had upheld the ruling.
“The death sentence of Habib Farajollah Chaab on charges of corruption on earth… was approved by the Supreme Court,” Mizan report.
It said he was sentenced for “the formation, management and leadership of a rebel group called Harakat al-Nidal, and the design and execution of numerous terrorist operations in Khuzestan province”.
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