Iran on Sunday executed a man accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States.\n<\/p>\n
The judiciary said Majid Adineh had been convicted of \u201coperational action in favour of hostile groups\u201d in nationwide rallies that broke out late last year.\n<\/p>\n
He is one of a string of people put to death over the protests, which were sparked by economic hardships in Iran.\n<\/p>\n
Adineh was accused of \u201cdeliberate arson, gathering and collusion with the intention of committing crimes against the country\u2019s internal security\u201d, the judiciary\u2019s Mizan Online website said in a report Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on numerous documents and evidence in the case and the defendant\u2019s statements, the Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death and confiscation of all his property.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
An appeal by Adineh was unsuccessful and the Supreme Court upheld the verdict, with his execution carried out Sunday morning, Mizan said.\n<\/p>\n
He and another suspect were arrested on January 9 in Alborz province, west of Tehran, carrying \u201ca revolver, ammunition, two tasers, two tear gas canisters, a rechargeable chainsaw, and a bottle of gasoline\u201d, Mizan added.<\/p>\n
The protest movement was initially sparked in late December by grievances over high living costs but rapidly evolved into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.\n<\/p>\n
Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths from the unrest, attributing the violence to \u201cterrorist acts\u201d orchestrated by the United States and Israel.\n<\/p>\n
The number of executions in Iran has risen since the start of the Middle East war, which broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes against Iran.\n<\/p>\n
A large number of the executions have been linked to the protests, with other cases related to the war.\n<\/p>\n
Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people last year, a record high since 1989, according to Iran Human Rights, an NGO based in Norway, and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), which is headquartered in Paris.\n<\/p>\n
According to Amnesty International, Iran conducts the second most executions of any country, after China.\n<\/p>\n
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