Iran Rejects Germany's Call to Reverse Death Sentence for Terrorist Leader
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran has dismissed Germany's call to reverse the death sentence for the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group, stating that it will not seek permission to deliver justice regarding terrorists.
On Wednesday, Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for Jamshid Sharmahd after finding no reason or evidence to reverse the ruling.
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged Tehran to reverse the verdict, calling it "completely unacceptable."
In response, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani criticized Germany's "meddlesome approach," stating that Iran would never seek permission to confront terrorism and implement justice. Kanaani warned that such positions "encourage terrorists" and "promote terrorism" worldwide, and urged German officials to end their "operation to encourage terrorists."
Sharmahd, a US resident, was convicted of planning a series of attacks, including a 2008 attack in Shiraz that killed 14 people and wounded hundreds. He was also involved in a 2010 terrorist bombing at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's mausoleum in the Iranian capital, which injured several people. Additionally, he was convicted of working with US intelligence and spying on Iran's ballistic missile program.
Kanaani stated that efforts to block the implementation of justice regarding terrorists constitute human rights violations, and advised the German government to observe sovereign equality and mutual respect.
Those who claim to be fighting terrorism are expected not to seek to reward the “child-killing terrorists” if they refrain from cooperating with Iran in implementing justice in dealing with terrorists, Kanani added.
