Shahram Sadeghi

Shahram Sadeghi, a political prisoner arrested during the protests in December 2025, was executed on 25 August 2026. The judiciary accused him of driving a Pride vehicle towards law enforcement officers near Golzar Square in Karaj on 8 January 2026, injuring seven officers. There is limited information available regarding the interrogation process, the conditions under which confessions were obtained, independent documentation of the case, and details of the court sessions. The official account did not report any fatalities among the officers in this incident.

Following the December 2025 protests, Shahram Sadeghi was pursued by security forces and arrested on 5 February 2026. Judiciary-affiliated media claimed that he drove his vehicle towards officers on 8 January 2026, injuring seven officers. It was also alleged that one officer was in a coma for three months. These media further claimed that Sadeghi set his vehicle on fire and fled the scene after the incident.

A significant aspect of the judiciary's narrative involves confessions attributed to Shahram Sadeghi. In the initial stages of the investigation, he claimed that his vehicle was stolen on the night of the incident. However, the investigator concluded, after reviewing phone records and police reports, that no report of the vehicle theft had been filed. The judiciary later claimed that Sadeghi admitted during further investigations to driving the vehicle at speed towards the officers, intending to cause death or serious injury.

The published information does not clarify whether Shahram Sadeghi had access to a chosen lawyer during interrogations, how long he was interrogated, or what assurances were in place to ensure his statements were voluntary. A court, whose details have not been disclosed, issued an indictment against Shahram Sadeghi after the investigation concluded, and the case was heard in the Karaj Revolutionary Court with a lawyer present. However, merely stating the presence of a lawyer does not address many questions related to a fair trial.

According to official reports, seven officers were injured in the incident, but none were killed. Nevertheless, the Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced Shahram Sadeghi to execution and confiscation of all his assets. The charge leading to this sentence was conducting operations in favour of the Zionist regime, the United States, and hostile groups. The judiciary announced that the sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court after an appeal and was ultimately carried out on 25 August 2026.

A legal review of Shahram Sadeghi's case based on domestic laws indicates numerous ambiguities in the case proceedings. The most significant ambiguity pertains to the conditions under which confessions were obtained, and it remains unclear under what circumstances the statements attributed to Shahram Sadeghi were made and whether he had effective access to a lawyer during interrogations. Additionally, the details of the evidence used by the court to establish a connection between his alleged actions and hostile countries are not clear in the published information.