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Iran's supreme court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240622-iran-s-supreme-court-overturns-rapper-toomaj-salehi-s-death-sentenceIran's supreme court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence
Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his lawyer said Saturday.
Issued on: 22/06/2024 - 12:41
Modified: 22/06/2024 - 13:48
2 min
By: NEWS WIRES
"Salehi's death sentence was overturned," the rapper's lawyer Amir Raisian said in a post on X, adding that the supreme court had ordered a retrial.
In April, an Iranian sentenced Salehi to death on the capital offence of "corruption on earth", Raisian said at the time.
The rapper was also found guilty of "assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the state and calling for riots", the lawyer said.
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Rap music in Iran: 'Crossing the red line into politics makes you a target'
Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing demonstrations which had erupted a month earlier, triggered by Amini's death in police custody.
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Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his lawyer said Saturday.
Issued on: 22/06/2024 - 12:41
Modified: 22/06/2024 - 13:48
2 min
By: NEWS WIRES
"Salehi's death sentence was overturned," the rapper's lawyer Amir Raisian said in a post on X, adding that the supreme court had ordered a retrial.
In April, an Iranian sentenced Salehi to death on the capital offence of "corruption on earth", Raisian said at the time.
The rapper was also found guilty of "assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the state and calling for riots", the lawyer said.
Read more
Rap music in Iran: 'Crossing the red line into politics makes you a target'
Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing demonstrations which had erupted a month earlier, triggered by Amini's death in police custody.
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