Iranian footballer Amir Nasr Azadani has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by a revolutionary court for the alleged murder of three members of the security forces and two other crimes committed during the protests that shake the Persian country since mid september.
Three others implicated in the murder of the three basijis – Islamic militants – in the city of Isfahan in mid-November They have been sentenced to death and another to two years in prison.
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Azadani’s case went viral, sparking criticism around the world when soccer associations and international media announced in December that he had been sentenced to death.
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