Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Iranian-German citizen on charges of "corruption on earth." Germany's Foreign Minister said the trial had not been fair.
Ednews reports citing DW that German-Iranian citizen Jamshid Sharmahd's death penalty has been upheld, following a court hearing on Wednesday.
Sharmahd was handed the death penalty in February, when he was conviced of involvement in a deadly 2008 attack in Shiraz that killed 14 people, by an Iranian court.
"The sentence has been confirmed by the Supreme Court. After the lower court is notified, actions will subsequently be taken to implement the Supreme Court's decision," said judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Iran's decision was "unacceptable," adding that the 68-year-old "at no time had the beginnings of a fair trial."
Baerbock said Germany's ambassador in Iran was rushed back to Tehran to intervene with authorities after cutting short his business trip.
