Mahmoud Sadeghi

He was arrested on charges such as "collaborating with the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran." Mr. Sadeghi was eventually sentenced to long prison terms for "murder."

The Islamic Republic has claimed that Mahmoud Sadeghi and Heydar Ghorbani had "murdered" several Kamyaran citizens. Human rights organizations have not accepted this claim due to Iran's security systems background in prosecuting their opponents. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='32395'> From September 30, 2016, three citizens of Kamyaran were killed by unknown and armed individuals until about ten days later. The Islamic Republic claims that in one of these armed attacks, family members were also "shot." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27433'> According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Association, Hossein Rouhani, Hassan Ghorbani, and Heydar Ghorbani were arrested between October 16 and 19. A few days later, Kurdpa added Abdollah Pashabadi, Namdar Ghorbani, and Mohammad Sadeghi to the detainees' list. According to Kurdpa, these citizens' families are under pressure and have no information about their children's situation </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27435'> Press TV aired a film of Heydar Ghorbani confessions. The film’s narration starts by saying that the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (DPIK) started taking revenge from Kurdish citizens after it lost the armed struggle in 2017. Then comes Mr Qorbani who says he had driven DPIK teams involved in assasination or kidnapping of Mohammad Saleh Saberi, Haji Sedigh, Sadeq Amini and Shahoo Kamalian. The film doesn’t directly address the question of other accused but it seems like they have left the country. Many of those who have been interviewed by Press TV and have then somehow espcated prison have declared that their confessions were gained under torture, the stories that they told were made-up and in some cases even courts of the Iranian government have acquitted prisoners of charges they had confessed to in interviews with Press TV. This film is called ‘The Death Driver’ </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27434'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3jR9qLH'> According to Kurdpa, Heydar Ghorbani and Mahmoud Sadeghi were sentenced to heavy sentences by the First Branch of the General Court of Kurdistan. Heydar Ghorbani was sentenced to 30 years in prison on the charge of "assisting in murder," to four years in prison and 100 lashes on the charge of "providing two stolen vehicles," to one year and three months on the charge of "sticking license plates on stolen cars," to six years in prison on the charge of "kidnapping" and to three years in prison on the charge of "accompanying defendants to break the law." Mahmoud Sadeghi was also sentenced to 30 years in prison on the charge of "assisting in murder," to four years in prison and 100 lashes on the charge of "providing two stolen cars," to one year and three months in prison on the charge of "attaching the license plates on a stolen car," and to pay a 7% of the full human blood money to the victim's parents on the charge of "inflicting non-fatal hits on the victim's body." Under Article 134, thirty years of imprisonment applies to each of these two defendants. "This case has three other defendants (identified as members of the Democratic Party) and all of them have been sentenced to death for murder," an informed source told IPA. Counselor Vali Rasouli and Counselor Behnam Safaeirad have issued the sentences of Heydar Ghorbani, Mahmoud Sadeghi, and other defendants </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32601'> According to IPA, Branch 1 of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Saeedi, sentenced the two defendants to death and imprisonment for "Baghi (Armed uprising against the government)". According to the court, Heydar Ghorbani was sentenced to death, and Mahmoud Sadeghi was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to Atlas's information by an informed source, Judge Saeedi stated that "Mr. Ghorbani and Mr. Sadeghi were not armed, but according to jurisprudential theories and laws, those who cooperate with armed people in an armed uprising against the government are considered Rebel. "For this reason, they have deserved a death sentence." Mr. Sadeghi and Mr. Ghorbani are accused of "cooperating" with "armed" members of the "Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran" in armed operations with the aim of "fighting against the Islamic government of Iran." It should be noted that Heydar Ghorbani and Mahmoud Sadeghi were sentenced to long prison terms by Sanandaj Court on the charge of "assisting in murder," and the judges of the Revolutionary and General Courts alleged that these individuals were not armed, but They have been charged with "Baghi (Armed uprising against the government)". According to Kurdpa, after issuing a preliminary verdict, the lawyer submitted his request for a retrial to the Supreme Court, citing that Heydar Ghorbani was not armed and is not a "Rebel." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32709'> According to Kurdpa, the death sentence of Heydar Ghorbani and the 25-year imprisonment of Mahmoud Sadeghi has been confirmed by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court. His case was referred to the implementation center for execution </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32708'> Branch 27 of the Supreme Court overturned the prison sentence on the charge of "assisting in murder." According to IPA, Mr. Ghorbani and Mr. Sadeghi's case has been sent to the 1st General Court of Kurdistan for review. This decision was issued by Morteza Fazel, the head of the branch, and Mohammad Rabbani Nejad, the deputy member. Branch 27 of the Supreme Court upheld the execution of Heydar Ghorbani and the imprisonment of Mahmoud Sadeghi on the charge of "Baghi (armed rebellion against the state)," but violated the prison sentence for both defendants due to deficiencies in the investigation </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41802'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3shcsjA'> Heidar Ghorbani was executed in Sanandaj prison. His death sentence was carried out without prior notice to the accused, his family, and his lawyer. Hours later, his brother, Hassan Ghorbani, was detained for several hours to protest the execution of his brother. security forces buried Mr. Ghorbani's body in the Sanandaj cemetery, and the only person allowed to be present was his brother. The sentence was carried out while his lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, had requested a retrial three months earlier. The Supreme Court also recently wrote a letter to the Kurdistan Judiciary requesting that the case be reconsidered. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>