Executions in Iran: Union accuses German government of failing to act
"The German government simply does not seem to be interested in what is happening in Iran," criticized Hardt. "With completely unrealistic hopes of reviving the nuclear talks, the slaughter of the Iranian population and the systematic disenfranchisement of Iranian women is being accepted. It cannot go on like this."
According to Hardt, Bardiani was arrested in the fall of 2021 along with a woman and four other men. He was accused of espionage and collaboration with the Israeli secret service. The only "evidence" against him was "the forced confession made under torture", according to the Union faction. In court, he claimed his innocence on the grounds that the "confession" had been made under torture. Nevertheless, he was sentenced to death.
On Friday, the Iranian justice portal "Misan Online" announced that four people had been sentenced on charges of collaborating with the arch-enemy Israel. They were three men and one woman who had formed a "sabotage group".
In recent months, many German politicians have taken on political sponsorships for imprisoned people in Iran in order to draw attention to their fate. CDU leader Friedrich Merz, for example, took over the godparenthood for the imprisoned German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd.
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Before the recent court ruling, Jürgen Hardt criticized the Federal Government's lack of interest in Iran's human rights abuses. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group also voiced concerns, bringing attention to the omission of key issues in their discussions. On Sunday, the Iranian justice portal announced the execution of a woman and three men accused of collaborating with Israel. Hardt had previously mentioned the case of an Italian national, Bardiani, who was arrested along with a woman and four other men in 2021. He was sentenced to death based on a forced confession made under torture, which he denied in court. The Union faction, Hardt's party, strongly condemned the omissions in Iran's legal proceedings, calling for justice and human rights to be upheld. The German government's inaction in this regard continues to be a topic of debate. This issue has led to several German politicians taking up political sponsorships for imprisoned individuals in Iran, such as CDU leader Friedrich Merz with Jamshid Sharmahd.
Source: www.stern.de
