German Government Reports Autopsy of Jamshid Sharmehds Body

German officials state that the body of Jamshid Sharmeh, an Iranian-German political activist who died under unclear circumstances in Iranian prisons this November, has been autopsied. The German Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, February 24, that the transfer of Mr. Sharmeh's body, several months after his death, was the result of intensive diplomatic and consular efforts at various levels. A spokesperson for the Brandenburg State Prosecutor's Office, responsible for investigations in this case, also confirmed the autopsy of this political activist's body in an interview with AFP but noted that the results are not yet available and there is currently no decision to publish the autopsy report. Ghazaleh Sharmeh, the daughter of this political activist who has repeatedly emphasized her father's 'abduction' and 'murder' in the prisons of the Islamic Republic, confirmed last week that her father's body has arrived in Berlin and that the Prosecutor's Office of the city of Cottbus in Germany intends to autopsy the body to investigate the cause of death. Mr. Sharmeh was abducted by the security forces of the Islamic Republic during a business trip in the COVID-19 pandemic while he was forced to stay at a hotel in Dubai. In Esfand 1401, the Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death, and on November 7, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office announced in a statement published by the Mizan news agency that this political prisoner was 'convicted by a competent court' and on November 7 'received the punishment for his actions'; however, there was no direct reference to the execution of his death sentence. A few days later, the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic's judiciary claimed that Jamshid Sharmeh had not been executed and had 'died' before the execution of the sentence. Mr. Sharmeh's death led to diplomatic tensions in relations between Tehran and Berlin, resulting in the German government closing three of its consulates in Iran. The judiciary and other senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran have accused Jamshid Sharmeh of 'designing multiple terrorist operations,' including the 'bombing and explosion of the Seyyed al-Shuhada Hosseiniyeh in Shiraz' in Farvardin 1387. However, the German government, relatives, and human rights activists have strongly rejected the accusations against him.