Iran: Revoke death penalty against Swedish citizen immediately

Iran: Revoke death penalty against Swedish citizen immediately

Cornelia Ernst, President of the European Parliament's parliamentary delegation for relations with Iran, said: "I strongly condemn the imminent execution of the scientist and doctor Ahmadreza Djalali, who has been sentenced to death in 2016. His execution must be stopped immediately. Both Iranian law and minimum standards of international law were utterly disregarded in his trial. Among other things, Dr. Djalali was forced to make a public confession of having spied for Israel. In addition, he is denied any medical care and his health is steadily deteriorating."

"Again and again, human rights violations and politically motivated unlawful death sentences based on trumped-up allegations occur in Iran. This is not the first time that the Iranian delegation in the European Parliament has had to deal with similar cases in order to stand up for the democratic rights and freedoms of the Iranian people. The European Parliament is without exception against the death penalty. It is a cruel and inhuman punishment, which represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity".

"I therefore call on the Iranian authorities to completely revoke the death sentence on Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, to release him and to grant him immediate access to medical care."