Iran’s Supreme Court upholds death penalty for terrorist ringleader
IRNA – Iran’s Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty on Wednesday for Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German national terrorist ringleader.
After an initial court sentenced him on February 21 to be executed, Sharmahd appealed to the Supreme Court.
Iran’s Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for Sharmahd due to his involvement in terrorism.
Sharmahd was the head of a terrorist group, known as Tondar, which is based in the United States.
Sharmahd, who guided armed sabotage acts against Iran from the U.S., was arrested in complicated operations by the Iranian security forces in August 2020.
Tondar, or the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, also known as Soldiers of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, is an armed monarchist terrorist group seeking to overthrow the ruling establishment and restore the monarchy in Iran.
Tondar claimed responsibility for the 2008 Shiraz explosion at the Hosseinieh Seyed al-Shohada, in which 14 people, including children, were killed and 215 others were injured.