HRANA – The Judiciary announced that at dawn today, May 21, Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour were executed on charges including membership in anti-government groups and armed action.

According to Mizan, at dawn today, Thursday, May 21, Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour were executed. The Judiciary’s media center claimed that the individuals were accused of “membership in separatist groups, forming a group with the aim of disrupting national security, armed rebellion through the formation of criminal groups, armed actions intended to confront the Islamic Republic system, shootings, and attempted assassination in line with the objectives of the group.”

According to the report, following the defendants’ arrests and the issuance of indictments, their trial was held in the presence of attorneys and in accordance with legal procedures. Ultimately, “in light of the existing evidence, the defendants’ confessions, their armed actions against the country, and the carrying out of the group’s missions with full knowledge and awareness of the nature of the group,” Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour were sentenced to death.

Their appeals were also rejected by judges of the Supreme Court, and their death sentences were upheld.

The report did not provide further details, including the city or location where the executions were carried out.

Ramin Zaleh was arrested by security forces without a judicial warrant at his family home on July 22, 2024, and transferred to Naqadeh Prison. In December of last year, he was sentenced to death by Branch One of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court. Karim Maroufpour had also previously been arrested and transferred to Naqadeh Prison.

Simultaneously with the onset of military conflict, the issuance and implementation of death sentences in political and security-related cases have intensified. Including these prisoners, a total of 34 prisoners facing such charges have been executed since the beginning of the conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran.