The massive fuel protests that began in 2019 were brought back to the forefront by the demonstrations that swept through many Iranian cities and lasted for three weeks. These protests denounced the killing of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by the “religious police” after her arrest.
As part of a months-long inquiry into the repression of the “fuel” demonstrations, a team of international lawyers and legal experts recently released a report accusing the Iranian government and security forces of committing “crimes against humanity.”
The accusation was made after the Aban court in London, which deals with the atrocities committed by Iran in November 2019, heard from more than 250 witnesses during an investigation to ascertain whether the Iranian regime broke international law during the repression of the unprecedented protests against fuel price increases, according to AFP.
The London-based court noted that the number of fatalities may have been substantially higher and may have reached 1,0515 according to the data gathered by specialists.
The Iranian government and security forces may have devised and carried out a plan to commit crimes against humanity, the six legal experts of the Court said in their report. This is their unwavering opinion.
They also revealed that a number of Iranian regime members, ranging from the interior minister to the Basij militia, engaged in criminal activity in addition to arrests, forced disappearances, torture, and sexual assault in order to repress protesters.
Additionally, the court has compiled a list of 161 people who have been charged with crimes against humanity, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the former President Hassan Rouhani, and approximately 12 other senior members of the government.
It is significant that non-governmental organisations like Justice for Iran in London and the Iranian Human Rights Organization in Oslo helped to build the “Aban” court.
Her allegations came at the same time as other protests began to spread across the nation in response to the murder of the Kurdish lady on September 16, three days after she had been detained by the “moral police” for allegedly not donning the hijab properly.
Amnesty International reported that the police intentionally shot protesters during the violent crackdown that the Iranian government carried out in November 2019 to put an end to the demonstrations, which claimed at least 304 lives.
Iran is charged with “crimes against humanity” by international experts.
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