Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction

Iranian-German captive Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped successful Dubai successful 2020 by Iranian information forces, has been executed successful Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian-German captive Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped successful Dubai successful 2020 by Iranian information forces, has been executed successful Iran aft being convicted connected panic charges disputed by his family, nan country's judiciary reported Monday.

The judiciary's Mizan news agency reported his execution took spot Monday morning.

Iran accused Sharmahd, who lived successful Glendora, California, of readying a 2008 attack connected a mosque that killed 14 group and wounded complete 200 others, arsenic good arsenic plotting different assaults done nan little-known Kingdom Assembly of Iran and its Tondar militant wing.

Iran besides accused Sharmahd of “disclosing classified information” connected rocket sites of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard during a tv programme successful 2017.

“Without a doubt, nan divine committedness regarding nan supporters of coercion will beryllium fulfilled, and this is simply a definite promise,” nan judiciary said successful announcing his execution.

His family disputed nan allegations and had worked for years to spot him freed. They could not beryllium instantly reached for comment. The German authorities did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Amnesty International said nan proceedings against Sharmahd had been a “grossly unfair trial” because he had been denied entree to an independent lawyer and “the correct to take sides himself.”

“The government-appointed lawyer said that without costs of $250,000 from nan family, he would not take sides Jamshid Sharmahd successful tribunal and would only 'sit there,'” Amnesty said successful 1 study connected his case.

However, Amnesty noted that Sharmahd ran a website for nan Kingdom Assembly of Iran and its Tondar militant helping that included "claims of work for explosions wrong Iran,” though he many times denied being progressive successful nan attacks.

Sharmahd had been successful Dubai successful 2020, trying to recreation to India for a business woody involving his package company. He was hoping to get a connecting formation contempt nan ongoing coronavirus pandemic disrupting world recreation astatine nan time.

Sharmahd’s family received nan past connection from him connected July 28, 2020. It’s unclear really nan abduction happened. But search information showed Sharmahd’s mobile telephone traveled southbound from Dubai to nan metropolis of Al Ain connected July 29, crossing nan separator into Oman. On July 30, search information showed nan mobile telephone traveled to nan Omani larboard metropolis of Sohar, wherever nan awesome stopped.

Two days later, Iran announced it had captured Sharmahd successful a “complex operation.” The Intelligence Ministry published a photograph of him blindfolded.

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Associated Press writers Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi successful Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report.