On Sunday, May 24, 2026, Abolghasem Salavati, a judge of Iran’s judiciary often referred to by critics as the “Judge of Death,” reportedly rejected a criminal court ruling that had overturned previous death sentences in the “Ekbatan Township” case and reissued death sentences for four defendants.
HRANA reported on May 24, 2026, that according to a ruling issued by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran under Salavati’s authority, Milad Armoon, Navid Najjaran, Mehdi Imani, and Mohammadmehdi Hosseini were sentenced to death on charges of “moharebeh” (“waging war against God”).
Other defendants in the case — Amirmohammad Khosh-Eghbal, Alireza Barmarz Pournak, Alireza Kafaei, and Hossein Nemati — were reportedly sentenced to five years in prison each on charges of “assembly and collusion.” They also received two-year prison terms for “propaganda against the system,” along with two-year bans on social media activity and residency restrictions preventing them from living in Tehran and Alborz provinces.
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