Iran overturns death sentence for rapper Amir Tataloo
Iran has officially announced overturning the death sentence for controversial rapper Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, best known as Amir Tataloo.
His sister, Naghmeh Maghsoudloo, took to social media and revealed that the death sentence was lifted, disclosing that good news is coming soon, in reference to the judicial decision. She wrote, “Amir Tatloo’s sentence has been overturned, and good news will be announced soon.”
Additionally, Iranian activist Maysam Mohammad Hassani also confirmed that the death sentence was lifted and thanked the jury for the decision.
Iran overturns death sentence for rapper Amir Tataloo
This comes a week after Tatloo’s sister informed the internet about his death sentence, sparking widespread outrage among his fans on social media.
According to Asghar Jahangir, a spokesperson for Iran’s judiciary, Tatloo is facing several convictions, including a 10-year prison sentence for “encouraging corruption and immorality,” and a previous five-year sentence issued by Branch 9 of Tehran’s First Criminal Court for “insulting sanctities.”
On the contrary, the five-year sentence was overturned by Tehran’s Supreme Court but was returned to a parallel court (Sixth Branch), which issued the death sentence over accusations that the controversial rapper “insulted the Prophet.”
According to an Instagram post made by Iranian human rights activist and Tatloo’s lawyer, Majid Naqshi, the Supreme Court approved his request to re-examine the case due to it being ruled out as “illegitimate.”
The 36-year-old underground rapper resided in Istanbul, Turkey, till 2018, before Turkish authorities turned him over to Iran in December of last year.
