Muhammed Mahdi Karami, a native of Bijar, who was arrested on the 40th anniversary of Hadas al-Nujaifi, one of the dead demonstrators in Karaj,

Muhammed Mahdi Karami, a native of Bijar, who was arrested on the 40th anniversary of Hadas al-Nujaifi, one of the dead demonstrators in Karaj, was sentenced to death.  According to the Hencao organization, Mohammadi Mahdi Karami, 22, was sentenced by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Alborz Governorate, headed by Judge Musa Asif al-Hassani, on charges of "corruption on earth through crimes against internal security."  He was sentenced to death.  He was formally sentenced to prison on Wednesday.  The investigation session into the charges against Muhammad Mahdi Karami and 14 other citizens was held on November 30, 2013, during which the Kurdish youth was identified as the main suspect in the case.  Iranian security forces kidnapped Mohammad Mehdi Karami two days after the 40th anniversary of Hadas al-Najafi.  A relative of the Karami family told Hanggawi that Mohamed Mahdi was subjected to brutal psychological and physical torture by the security services and was threatened several times with sexual assault.  He confirmed the information in an interview with his family.  The Kurdish citizen was denied his right to contact a lawyer during his arrest and until the day of trial.  Muhammad Mahdi Karami, 22 years old, from the village of Kotani Khawar in the city of Bijar, a resident of Nazrabad in the city of Karaj.  He won several medals in karate at the provincial and Iranian levels.