Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd masterminded a bombing that killed 14 folks, one thing his household denies.

Tehran, Iran – Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced to loss of life by Iran’s judiciary on terrorism-related expenses.

The 67-year-old, who additionally has United States residency and was arrested in 2020, was convicted of “corruption on Earth” for heading a pro-monarchist group accused of a lethal 2008 bombing and planning different assaults throughout the nation, Mizan, the official information company of the Iranian judiciary, reported on Tuesday.

Sharmahd is accused of being the chief of the US-based group Tondar (which suggests “thunder” in Farsi), also referred to as the Kingdom Meeting of Iran, which says it seeks to revive the monarchy that was overthrown after the final shah fled Iran shortly earlier than the 1979 revolution.

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The Iranian judiciary launched a number of clips of Sharmahd talking in 2010 in opposition to the Iranian institution and likewise video of him showing to admit to assaults.

His primary cost is masterminding a 2008 bombing at a mosque within the southern metropolis of Shiraz, which killed 14 folks and wounded lots of. He was additionally convicted of being in touch with US and Israeli officers and brokers.

Mizan stated he wrote confidential letters to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The judiciary stated Sharmahd wished to hold out 23 “terrorist acts” and succeeded in executing 5.

It stated they embrace different bombings, arson, assassinations and leaking categorized details about the missile programme of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Tondar was additionally accused by the judiciary of plans to focus on an oil pipeline and a guide truthful along with deploying “chemical weapons” in parliament and organising heists from banks and foreign money exchanges.

The judiciary stated Sharmahd’s sentence could also be appealed to the Supreme Court docket.

It’s unclear how or the place Sharmahd was apprehended. His daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd, has beforehand stated he was final heard from in Dubai shortly earlier than showing in an Iranian state video exhibiting he was in custody.

Sharmah’s household hase maintained his innocence. His daughter was considered one of 4 members of the family of Europeans imprisoned in Iran who signed an open letter in September accusing the European Union of ignoring the plight of their family members.

Germany on Tuesday condemned the announcement.

“The loss of life sentence for Jamshid Sharmahd is completely unacceptable,” German Overseas Minister Annalena Baerbock stated in an announcement, promising a “sturdy response” to the courtroom’s resolution.

“Not solely is the loss of life penalty merciless, inhuman and degrading, however Jamshid Sharmahd has by no means had something approaching a good trial,” Baerbock stated.