The Iranian authorities carried out on Thursday the execution of a foreign citizen sentenced for his alleged involvement in the anti-government protests that took place between late December and early February, according to official media from the country.
The condemned has been identified as Ghaem Hoseini, also known as Arian, who would have been "involved" in the "disturbances" that occurred in the context of these mobilizations, originated by the attempt to denounce the economic crisis and the deterioration of living conditions in Iran.
According to this information, his "participation led to the death of four Iranian police officers, for which he has been hanged even before his case reached the Supreme Court, according to information collected by the Iranian agency Tasnim.
The authorities, who have not specified the country of origin of the executed, have indicated that the death penalty has been applied once "all legal procedures" were concluded and after being declared guilty of the charges of inciting terrorism and generating fear, insecurity, and disturbance of public order. Likewise, he would have attacked the physical integrity of civilians and members of the state security forces, according to the same sources.
Regarding the balance of the protests, the figures released by Tehran estimate about 3,100 people died during the disturbances, mostly civilians and security personnel. However, the NGO Human Rights Activist in Iran, based in the United States, has raised the total number of dead to more than 7,000.