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Iran upholds death sentence for man over damage to courthouse door

Iran’s Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence for Manouchehr Fallah, imprisoned in Rasht, over damaging a courthouse door in 2023.

Iran upholds death sentence for man over damage to courthouse door

In a recent development, Iran's Supreme Court has maintained the death sentence imposed on Manouchehr Fallah for the destruction of a courthouse door in 2023. Fallah, detained at Lakan Prison in Rasht, Gilan province in northern Iran, was the subject of the court's decision. The Supreme Court not only upheld the death sentence but also passed the case onto the city's criminal enforcement unit, sparking apprehension that the sentence could be executed at any time, without a specified date.

This move came after the Supreme Court reversed its earlier ruling, allowing for a retrial, as reported by Al Arabiya. The matter at hand involves Fallah's culpability in damaging the door of the Justice Court in Rasht in 2023, resulting in estimated damages totalling 15 million Iranian tomans.

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