Fashionable Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi will now not be sentenced to die for protesting his authorities after Iran’s supreme courtroom reportedly overturned the ruling.
Toomaj Salehi Thwarts Loss of life Sentence
On June 21, Toomaj Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian introduced the replace within the case through statements on X, previously referred to as Twitter.
“As anticipated, the Supreme Court docket prevented an irreparable judicial error,” the submit translated to English reads. “The loss of life sentence [#FreeToomaj] was violated and based mostly on the attraction resolution of the thirty ninth department of the Supreme Court docket, the case might be referred to the parallel department for consideration.”
He continues, “In its detailed ruling, the courtroom department, along with violating the loss of life sentence, has reiterated that even the earlier jail sentence (6 years and three months) didn’t adjust to the principles of multiplicity of crimes and is opposite to Article 131 and is in extra of authorized punishment.”
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Protest Tune Results in Arrest and Loss of life Sentence
As beforehand reported, again in April, the Islamic Republic Revolution Court docket of Isfahan sentenced rapper Toomaj Salehi to the loss of life penalty after convicting him of corruption. The outspoken MC was beforehand arrested on a number of events for calling out the Iranian authorities for corruption and suppression of dissent in his music.
He was one of many largest voices of dissent throughout the nationwide protests in opposition to Iran’s clerical rulers in 2022 following the loss of life of a 22-year-old girl, Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody. He was arrested in October of 2022 after releasing a track concerning the incident that inspired his supporters to protest.
The loss of life sentence made worldwide information, with 300 Ent. cofounder Kevin Liles even chiming in on the matter.
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