BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Germany is working to provide further support to the German-Iranian national who has been sentenced to death in Iran, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Berlin on Wednesday, adding that it was in touch with the man’s relatives.
[We have to stand together & give hope to my dad and others there. To my governments in Germany & the US: Show me with your actions which side you're standing on, show me what you're gonna do, so we can trust our governments again!] @GazelleSharmahd #JamshidSharmahd #Iran https://t.co/9DdEswcE6f
— Nazenin Ansari (@NazeninA) February 22, 2023
Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death on charges of “corruption on earth”, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. He is accused of heading a pro-monarchist group accused of a deadly 2008 bombing and planning other attacks in the country.
(Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Friederike Heine)
