Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence

An Iranian antheral has died successful jailhouse aft his decease condemnation for taking portion successful anti-government protests was overturned by Iran's ultimate court.

Javad Rouhi was arrested past twelvemonth during protests triggered by the decease successful custody of Mahsa Amini, who was held for allegedly wearing "improper" hijab.

Officials accidental Mr Rouhi, 35, died from ineffective infirmary attraction aft suffering a seizure successful prison.

Activists are holding the authorities liable for his death.

"Unfortunately, [Mr Rouhi] died contempt the actions of aesculapian staff, and a ineligible lawsuit has been filed to travel up connected the crushed for his death," the Iranian judiciary's quality website, Mizan, reported.

However, an hr earlier the authoritative announcement connected Thursday, respective quality rights activists announced the decease of Mr Rouhi connected societal networks and accused judicial and information authorities of "killing" him.

Mr Rouhi was arrested conscionable days aft 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died successful the custody of Iran's infamous morality police, triggering months of nationalist unrest.

He was recovered blameworthy of starring rioters, destroying property, and apostasy for allegedly burning a Quran during a demonstration.

However, activists are presently sharing video clips from past twelvemonth showing him dancing during the protests.

Amnesty International says helium was subjected to floggings, freezing temperatures, electrical shocks and had a weapon held to his caput to unit him into confessing.

Mr Rouhi was primitively handed a triple decease condemnation connected charges of blasphemy, destroying nationalist spot and inciting radical against nationalist information by a tribunal successful Nowshahr, a metropolis successful bluish Iran.

However, the condemnation was overturned by the country's ultimate tribunal successful May, referring his lawsuit to different tribunal for re-evaluation.

The court's reappraisal of the lawsuit files revealed that Mr Rouhi had participated successful the protests individually, and his actions did not align with the ineligible definitions of "moharebeh" (waging warfare against God) and "corruption connected earth", offences that tin effect successful the decease punishment nether Islamic jurisprudence.