A PHOTO has resurfaced showing the incredible final moments of a man’s life – as he smiles just moments before he is to be executed.
A photo of Iranian Majid Kavousifar, 28, shows the incredible smile he flashed with a noose around his neck, seconds before he was hanged in August 2007.
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Majid smiled at the crowd and waved moments before he was hangedCredit: FARS news agency
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Majid was convicted of murdering Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi in August 2005. Credit: Reuters
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One particularly gruesome image shows Majid seemingly realizing what is about to happen to him Credit: Reuters
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A girl watches the hanging of Majid Kavousifar and Hossein Kavousifar in TehranCredit: Reuters
Along with his nephew Hossein, he was convicted of the August 2005 murder of Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi.
In the photos, Majid is seen smiling and waving at someone, who reports suggest is his nephew.
He still holds his hand in that position even as he is slowly lifted into the air to suffocate to death in central Tehran.
His last words to the officers were: “I have come to a point where I have decided to eradicate all injustice.”
One photo of the gruesome event indeed shows a more stoic-looking Majid as the executioners tighten the rope around his neck.
Revived moments are also captured with a young girl in a pink tracksuit, who blankly watches as Majid is killed in front of her eyes.
In August 2005, Majid was riding a motorcycle when he shot and killed Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi.
After the murder, Majid fled Iran to the UAE, where he applied for refugee status from the US embassy.
The embassy handed him over to the police and he was extradited back to Iran.
At the time, the execution of Majid and Hossein was the first public execution carried out in Tehran in five years.
Judge Masoud was one of several judges of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court allegedly responsible for the mass executions of political dissidents in 1988.
TWO JUDGES KILLED
This comes after two veteran judges of Iran’s Supreme Court were killed yesterday by an assailant, who later took his own life.
Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, 68, and Judge Ali Razini, 71, were killed in a “planned assassination” in Tehran.
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Reports say the incident is being treated as an act of terrorism.
The two men were known for working on high-profile “countering crimes against national security, espionage and terrorism” cases.
Judicial website Mizan Online said: “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of killing two brave and experienced judges.
“Two judges were martyred.”
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The motive for the shocking murder was not immediately clear, but Mizan said the attacker was not involved in any case before the Supreme Court.
No further details on the identity of the attackers have been released, but Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an investigation into the shocking shooting.
Pezeshkian said: “I strongly urge the security and law enforcement forces to take the necessary measures as soon as possible by examining the dimensions and angles of this reprehensible act and to identify its perpetrators.”
Both faced allegations of miscalculation while working in the country.
Moghisseh has had a difficult history with the West, having been sanctioned by the EU in 2011 and the United States in 2019.
The US Treasury Department accused him of “overseeing countless unfair trials, during which charges remained unfounded and evidence was ignored.”
Iranian executions
written by Emma Parry, senior reporter
The Sun has exclusively reported on the “unprecedented number” of executions taking place in Iran.
The executions were said to be taking place every few hours as the “paranoid” regime lashed out after its defeat against its proxies Israel.
Shocking evidence – including official figures and letters from death row inmates – gathered by The Sun reveals that Iran’s killing machine is responsible for more than three-quarters of executions worldwide.
At least 12 people were hanged in prisons across the country on New Year’s Day alone.
The sad toll includes women, children and political prisoners – often sentenced to death without a fair trial or due process.
Behzad Naziri, a former political prisoner of the regime who managed to escape from one of Iran’s most notorious prisons, told The Sun that the “unprecedented increase” in executions was “a sign of the regime’s weakness on the brink of existence”. overthrown”.
Naziri, a member of the NCRI’s external committee, whose own sister was executed, said: “The unprecedented number of executions indicates that the regime is indeed becoming increasingly paranoid.
“These actions are a desperate attempt by Khamenei to suppress all dissent and maintain control amid growing unrest and demands for regime change.
“We must remember that this regime has maintained its power through repression and executions at home, and terrorism and warmongering abroad, mostly through its proxies.
“Being the world record holder for the number of executions per capita is not a sign of strength; it indicates a failure to quell discontent despite brutal behavior.
“Therefore, the unprecedented increase in executions, as with all dictators, shows that this regime is also on its last legs and sees no future for its rule despite the growing resistance.
“The inhumane killing of its population under any pretext is only a sign of the weakness of a regime that is on the verge of collapse.”
Of the 1,000 executed in 2024, 34 were women, and seven were under the age of 18 at the time of the crime.
Razini held several important positions in the Iranian judiciary and was the target of assassination attempts in the past.
In 1998, he survived an assassination attempt after a bomb was attached to his vehicle.
Razini was accused of being one of the judges involved in the infamous “Death Commission”.
The commission was responsible for overseeing the tragic prosecution and execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.
Iran has faced other examples of targeted violence in the past.
A Shiite Muslim preacher was killed in the southern city of Kazeroun after Friday prayers in October.
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Majid Kavousifar looks smug as he is led to the podiumCredit: AFP
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Ali Razini (pictured) was killed in Tehran along with Mohammad Moghisseh
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Mohammad Moghisseh (pictured) was known for handling high-profile cases
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