Canada calls for clemency in execution case

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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In a statement on Sunday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy said Canada was “gravely concerned” that the execution of death row inmate Ghassemi-Shall “may be carried out imminently.”

“Canada urgently appeals to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to grant clemency to Mr. Ghassemi-Shall on compassionate and humanitarian grounds,” the statement went on to add.

Hours earlier, the Green Voice of Freedom reported that Ghassemi-Shall’s execution order had been sent to the Office for the Implementation of Sentences, a worrying sign that the death penalty could be carried out at any moment.

Ghassemi-Shall is a dual national of Iran and Canada.

See bellow for the full text of the statement:

Canada is gravely concerned by indications that the execution of Mr. Ghassemi-Shall may be carried out imminently.

Canada urgently appeals to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to grant clemency to Mr. Ghassemi-Shall on compassionate and humanitarian grounds.

We urge Iran to reverse its current course and to adhere to its international human rights obligations.

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