An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed
An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran executed him
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him — directly contradicting the country's earlier announcement he had been put to death.
The comment by Asghar Jahangir comes after Germany shut down all three Iranian consulates in the country over Sharmahd's death, leaving only the embassy in Berlin open. Germany later disputed Jahangir's remark.
Even Iranian reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticized Germany's response to Sharmahd's death as tensions remain high between Tehran and the West over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and the ongoing Mideast wars.
The judiciary’s Mizan news agency quoted Jahangir as saying, “Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, his sentence was ready to be carried out, but he passed away before implementation of the sentence.”
