German lawyers file criminal charges against Iranian judges
By DW
25 June 2023 |
11:24 am
The daughter of German-Iranian citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has filed charges against eight members of the Iranian judiciary and secret services for kidnapping and torture, and the threat of state-sanctioned murder.
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