TEHRAN – Iran’s judiciary announced on Saturday that the death sentence (qisas) against Arif Khoshkar, convicted of the murder of security force member Salman Amir-Ahmadi during the 2022 terrorist riots, has been carried out following legal procedures and the request of the victims’ families.
The execution concludes a case that stemmed from violent riots in the Falah neighborhood of Tehran in 2022.
According to a statement from the judiciary’s media center, a group of individuals had blocked roads and created disturbances, prompting security forces to intervene to restore order and reopen thoroughfares.
During the confrontation, the judiciary stated, individuals climbed onto rooftops and threw stones and bricks at security personnel. It was during this incident that Khoshkar, armed with a shotgun, opened fire on the security forces.
Salman Amir-Ahmadi sustained severe injuries from buckshot to the head and was transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
Khoshkar was subsequently identified, arrested, and referred to the judicial system.
During the investigation and a reconstruction of the crime scene, the convicted individual confessed to being present at the location and firing the shot that killed Amir-Ahmadi.
“I had hidden the gun under my clothes and had also taken a hand grenade from a friend,” Khoshkar stated in his confession, according to the judiciary report. 
“We went to Abedi Alley, entered a house and went up to the roof. I took out the gun and fired. After that, I hid the gun again, left the location, and threw the gun into a trash can.”
A forensic medical report cited 45 entry wounds from pellets on the victim’s head, face, neck, and upper right arm, determining the cause of death to be brain hemorrhage from the shotgun blast.
Following court sessions where the defense presented its arguments, the court found Khoshkar guilty of intentional murder and sentenced him to qisas, or retributive justice in kind.
The verdict was appealed and subsequently reviewed by the Supreme Court, which upheld the sentence. The execution was finalized after legal formalities were completed and at the request of the victim’s family, the judiciary confirmed.