A 39-year-old mountaineer who once conquered Mount Everest has been executed in Iran for “enmity against God”.
Ali Sina Mostafavi was hanged at Kerman Central Prison yesterday (14 October), after being arrested on 25 April.
He was accused of opening fire on and injuring several civilians in Kerman.
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He was also accused of taking part in the December–January protests and sharing footage of military facilities with foreign media.
Authorities alleged that he belonged to the “Immortal Guards”, the armed wing of a group led by Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, and had links to Israel.
They claimed he had confessed to the accusations against him.
But human rights groups said he was beaten during his arrest, that his confessions were obtained under duress and that he was subjected to a sham trial.
A court in Kerman sentenced him to death on charges of moharebeh, or “enmity against God”.
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the sentence on 28 September, as reported by Need To Know.
Ali Sina, from Bam County, was a professional mountaineer and a member of the Spiko Mountaineering Club in Kerman.
He described himself online as a “mountain explorer”, “musician”, “builder” and “engineer”.
He played the tar, a traditional Iranian string instrument in the lute family.
Ali Sina was among the tiny fraction of the world’s population – fewer than 0.0001% – to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Iran has faced accusations from human rights organisations that it uses the death penalty, including charges of moharebeh, to suppress political dissent and silence opponents.
According to Amnesty International’s latest annual figures, Iran is the world’s second-largest executioner, behind China.
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