Iran wrestler defects to avoid death penalty for supporting revolt
Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh: 'I will remain their voice until Iran is freed from oppression'
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Published: FEBRUARY 5, 2023
A decorated Iranian wrestler fled to Germany to avoid a possible death sentence or being blinded by the authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran for his social media posts in support of the revolt against the Iranian theocratic state.
The star wrestler Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh told the US government news outlet RFE/RL's Radio Farda in late January that "It was clear where this was going" and "I would either lose my life or they would blind me, or in the best-case scenario, I would be sent to prison." Namjoo-Motlagh added he faced "constant threats and psychological pressure" from the Iran Wrestling Federation and other state entities.
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Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh: 'I will remain their voice until Iran is freed from oppression'
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Published: FEBRUARY 5, 2023
A decorated Iranian wrestler fled to Germany to avoid a possible death sentence or being blinded by the authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran for his social media posts in support of the revolt against the Iranian theocratic state.
The star wrestler Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh told the US government news outlet RFE/RL's Radio Farda in late January that "It was clear where this was going" and "I would either lose my life or they would blind me, or in the best-case scenario, I would be sent to prison." Namjoo-Motlagh added he faced "constant threats and psychological pressure" from the Iran Wrestling Federation and other state entities.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-730691