An Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi, has been handed a death sentence by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court for his support of anti-hijab protests, as confirmed by his attorney, Amir Raisian.
Salehi, who has been in jail for over a year and a half, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly endorsing the wave of demonstrations triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Amini passed away shortly after being detained for wearing what authorities deemed an “improper” hijab in 2022.
His attorney Amir Raisian on Wednesday disclosed, “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth.”
The Revolutionary Court had accused Salehi of “assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the system and calling for riots.”
The Iranian Supreme Court had reviewed the case and issued a ruling to the lower court to “remove the flaws in the sentence.”
However, the court had “in an unprecedented move, emphasised its independence and did not implement the Supreme Court’s ruling,” according to Raisian.
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Salehi’s legal counsel, Raisian, confirmed that Salehi intends to appeal against the death sentence.
Raisian disclosed, “Will certainly appeal against the sentence.”
