Navid Afkari's lawyer said there was no proof of his guilt and accused authorities of denying his client a family visit before the execution, as required by law.
Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018.Navid Afkari's family and activists said he was tortured into making a false confessionThe case led to an international outcry which included US President Donald Trump calling for the 27-year-old's life to be spared.
Afkari's lawyer said there was no proof of his guilt and accused authorities of denying his client a family visit before the execution, as required by law. Iran's clerical rulers have blamed the street protests on what they call "thugs" linked to exiles as well as the United States and Israel. The television also showed what appeared to be written confessions by Afkari, but he said in a recording circulated on social media that he was coerced into signing the documents.
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