Ahwazi Activist Abbas Idris Faces Execution After Trial Marred by Legal Violations
Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal filed by the lawyer of Ahwazi activist Abbas Idris, upholding the death sentence against him on charges of “premeditated murder” in a case widely described as fabricated and surrounded by serious legal violations.
Attorney Fereshteh Tabanyan stated in an official comment: “On Wednesday, when I went to the Sentences Enforcement Court in Ma’shour, I was informed that the death sentence against Abbas Idris had been finalized, without any official notice given to us about the appeal outcome. The case was also referred to the enforcement court to execute an additional ten-year prison sentence.”
She added: “We have submitted a request for a retrial in another case against him, in which he is accused of waging war against the regime.”
Idris, who has been detained since December 8, 2019, along with his brother Mohsen, was arrested by Iranian intelligence agents from the “Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas” base in Ahwaz.
He was charged with several offenses, including premeditated murder, possession of weapons, and committing war crimes charges that human rights activists describe as part of a politically driven case.
In one of the subsidiary cases, the criminal court in Ahwaz sentenced Idris to 14 years in prison ten years for alleged “hostile acts” against the regime, and four years for possessing weapons.
In the most serious case, the court in Ma’shour sentenced him to death for allegedly committing war crimes, a verdict upheld by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court.
After a retrial request was submitted to Branch 9 of the same court, a temporary stay of execution was issued. However, the court later rejected the retrial request, making his execution imminent.
Activists and international human rights organizations argue that his trial lacked even the most basic standards of fairness and that the sentence is part of a broader strategy by Iran to suppress Ahwazi activists through fabricated charges and harsh rulings aimed at silencing demands for national and civil rights.
