This Sunday, December 18, 2022, the parents of a young Iranian took to social networks to beg the judicial authorities to spare their son, reports Sud Ouest. Accused of being involved in the protest movement which has been agitating Iran for several months, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 22-year-old Iranian karate international, is threatened with execution by the power in place. “ I respectfully ask the judiciary, I implore you, please, […] to overturn the death sentence in the case of my son”implored the parents of the young man.
A call for help that aroused strong reactions. “No parent should have to go through this. You can just see their pain in their body language,” “My heart is broken! Your son is a hero know it”, “I am against the death penalty”, “You have to raise your voice. It’s heartbreaking. Men stand with brave women”, “These people are destroyed for nothing”, “These destitute parents are the victims of theocratic fascism! Lots of love for them”could we read in the comments of the post posted online by the journalist Khosro Kalbasi Isfahani.
“An absolute shame”
In shock, Clémentine Autain also wanted to share the couple’s distress in the face of this terrible ordeal. “According to my information, my godson #MohammadMehdiKarami will be executed by hanging tomorrow morning. It’s an absolute shame. France must immediately put an end to the executions of Iranian opponents by all the means at our disposal”, wrote the famous MP for the 11th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis. If his link with the young man has been called into question, this does not in any way detract from the involvement of the politician who wishes at all costs to save Mohammad Mehdi Karami from the sad fate reserved for him.
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According to my information, my godson #MohammadMehdiKarami would be executed by hanging tomorrow morning. It’s an absolute shame. France must immediately stop the executions of Iranian opponents by all the means at our disposal! @MinColonna@Iran_GOVpic.twitter.com/hpduqn4I1f
— Clementine Autain (@Clem_Autain) December 19, 2022
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