Iran warns protesters who joined 'riots' to surrender

Iran Warns Protesters Who Joined 'Riots' to Surrender

In response to what authorities have deemed riots, Iran's top police officer has issued an ultimatum to protesters, stating that they must hand themselves in within three days or face the full force of the law. The government has also pledged to tackle economic hardships that sparked the demonstrations, which were met with a crackdown that rights groups say has left thousands dead.

National police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan urged young people deceived into joining the riots to turn themselves in and receive lighter punishment. Those who became unwittingly involved in the riots are considered to be deceived individuals, not enemy soldiers. They will be treated with leniency, he told state television.

Officials have said that the demonstrations were peaceful before descending into chaos fueled by Iran's arch-foes the United States and Israel in an effort to destabilize the nation.

The heads of the country's executive, legislative, and judicial branches pledged to work around the clock in resolving livelihood and economic problems, according to a joint statement published by state television. They would also decisively punish the instigators of terrorist incidents, said the statement from President Masoud Pezeshkian, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.

The scale of the crackdown has emerged piecemeal as Iran remains under an unprecedented internet shutdown that is now in its 11th day. Despite difficulty accessing information, the Iran Human Rights NGO says it has verified that 3,428 protesters were killed by security forces. The NGO's director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam warned that the death toll could be higher by many thousands.

Information received from eyewitnesses, families, and other citizens, together with other available evidence, indicates that the number of protesters killed may exceed even the highest media estimates, he said in a statement. There is no doubt that the Islamic republic has committed one of the largest mass killings of protesters in our time.

Alarm has grown over the possibility that authorities will use capital punishment against protesters. The United Nations on Monday warned the country was using executions as a tool of state intimidation. Iran reportedly executed 1,500 people last year, according to rights groups.

Iran's top police officer issued an ultimatum on Monday to protesters who joined what authorities have deemed riots, saying they must hand themselves in within three days or face the full force of the law. The government also pledged to tackle economic hardships that sparked the demonstrations, which were met with a crackdown that rights groups say has left thousands dead.

National police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan on Monday urged young people deceived into joining the riots to turn themselves in and receive lighter punishment. Those who became unwittingly involved in the riots are considered to be deceived individuals, not enemy soldiers. They will be treated with leniency, he told state television.

Officials have said that the demonstrations were peaceful before descending into chaos fueled by Iran's arch-foes the United States and Israel in an effort to destabilize the nation.

The heads of the country's executive, legislative, and judicial branches pledged to work around the clock in resolving livelihood and economic problems, according to a joint statement published by state television. They would also decisively punish the instigators of terrorist incidents, said the statement from President Masoud Pezeshkian, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.

The scale of the crackdown has emerged piecemeal as Iran remains under an unprecedented internet shutdown that is now in its 11th day. Despite difficulty accessing information, the Iran Human Rights NGO says it has verified that 3,428 protesters were killed by security forces. The NGO's director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam warned that the death toll could be higher by many thousands.

Information received from eyewitnesses, families, and other citizens, together with other available evidence, indicates that the number of protesters killed may exceed even the highest media estimates, he said in a statement. There is no doubt that the Islamic republic has committed one of the largest mass killings of protesters in our time.

Alarm has grown over the possibility that authorities will use capital punishment against protesters. The United Nations on Monday warned the country was using executions as a tool of state intimidation. Iran reportedly executed 1,500 people last year, according to rights groups.

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