A citizen of Tajikistan has been sentenced to death in Iran

According to Iranian media, a court in Iran has sentenced Rahmatullo Navruzov, a native of Tajikistan, to death for his involvement in an armed attack on the “Shahcheragh” mausoleum in Shiraz.

According to reports, the head of the Supreme Court of Iran stated that the case involving the armed attack on the “Shahcheragh” mausoleum in Shiraz includes Rahmatullo Navruzov and two others. Navruzov has been sentenced to death, while the other two received five years in prison followed by deportation from Iran. The sentence will be carried out this week or next.

According to the investigation, this Tajik citizen killed two people and injured seven others by shooting at visitors to the mausoleum, and “confessed to his crime.” The Shiraz court found him guilty of “armed attack, violence against society, and violating national security.”

Tajik citizen Rahmatullo Navruzov is one of three suspects who were detained during the armed attack on the “Shahcheragh” mausoleum in Shiraz in August of last year. They remain in custody.

Iranian law enforcement agencies believe that Rahmatullo Navruzov joined the ranks of ISIS in Turkey and then illegally entered Iran to carry out a terrorist act. Rahmatullo Navruzov was sentenced to death by hanging, while his two accomplices were sentenced to five years in prison followed by deportation from Iran.

This sentence was issued at a time when, earlier on January 5, 2024, the Iranian Ministry of Information (intelligence) announced the identity of one of the individuals who organized the explosions at the cemetery in Kerman. According to available information, the suicide bomber was a citizen of Tajikistan. Recent reports indicate that around 100 people were killed and 284 were injured as a result of the explosions.