Iran denies execution of 22 for Ahvaz attack
Iranian officials have denied that those behind the attack on the Sept. 22 military parade in Ahvaz have been executed.
Gholamreza Shariati, the governor of Khuzestan province, denied that the individuals who were behind the Sept. 22 terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz were executed. This is just the latest news to spill over from the attack in Khuzestan province that killed 25 people, including bystanders and veterans participating in the parade.
Days after the attack, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced they had arrested a “team” consisting of 22 individuals who they claimed were “responsible” for the attack. The ministry also said they had confiscated explosives as well as military and communications devices. Mahmoud Alavi, Iran’s intelligence minister, said that “a major part of the actors” behind the Ahvaz attack were arrested in the roundup of the 22 individuals.
When asked by reporters about the fate of the 22 individuals arrested, Shariati said they had been “charged” but that specific information regarding their status must be referred to the prosecutor’s office. Mahmoud-Javad Jamali, a parliamentarian and member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, also denied that the arrested individuals were executed and blamed the media for creating the news. He said the case has not been discussed at the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, but that it would be addressed given the reports of their execution.
On Nov. 11, foreign-based activists and foreign organizations reported that some of those arrested after the attack had been executed on Nov. 8 and that the families had been ordered not to hold funerals. Human Rights in Iran reported that the families were not given the bodies.
