Amir Nasr Al-Azdani escapes the death penalty.
Instead, the footballer is forced to serve 16 years in prison for participating in protests against the Iranian regime.
Amir Nasr Azadani played for many of Iran’s biggest football clubs, but risked execution in his home country for taking part in protests against the country’s regime.
The protests began after the death of 22-year-old Mohsa Amini, and Amir Nasr Azadani was accused of violence in relation to women’s rights work.
Three are sentenced to death
Amir Nasr Al-Azdani escapes the death penalty but is now sentenced to 16 years in prison.
The 26-year-old is believed to have been involved in “hostile acts against God” in connection with the killing of three security guards in connection with the protests, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim (linked to the Iranian military). Sky News.
According to human rights organizations, Amir Nasr Al-Azdani was forced to confess his crime while his family was silenced. The trial has also been described as a sham.
With the support of his former colleague
Even Sebastien Strandvall, Amir Nasr Azadani’s former colleague, called the operation against Nasr Azadani “ridiculous”. It is not believed that Nasr Al-Azdani may have been involved in any violent clashes despite his participation in the demonstrations.
– I can’t see him as someone waging war against God or something, Finn told Sky News.
Amir Nasr Azadan is not the only footballer who has come to the attention of the regime during the protests. Former Wolfsburg and Fulham star Ashkan Degajah was banned from leaving the country in December.
At least 517 protesters have been killed related to the protests in Iran, according to the human rights organization Human Rights Activists. At the same time, nearly 20,000 people were arrested.
