Amid the continuing anti-hijab protests in Iran, movie star chef Mehrshad Shahidi, who changed into additionally referred to as Iran’s Jamie Oliver, changed into allegedly crushed to dying via way of means of the nation’s Revolutionary Guard forces, the day earlier than his twentieth birthday. His “ruthless” killing precipitated an outpouring of grief in Iran, wherein lots of human beings reportedly took to the streets on Saturday at some stage in the funeral held for Mr Shahidi.
According to The Telegraph, the 19-year-antique changed into arrested at some stage in a protest and crushed to dying with batons whilst withinside the custody of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Arak metropolis. He changed into killed after receiving blows to his cranium, however, Mr Shahidi’s own circle of relatives said that they had been compelled to mention their son died of a coronary heart attack.
The Iranian government, on the opposite hand, denied obligation for the chef’s dying. As in keeping with 7News, Iran’s Chief Justice Abdolmehdi Mousavi even stated that there had been “no signs” of fractures in his arms, legs or cranium or any mind injury.
However, on social media, numerous customers blamed the Iranian government for his dying. Iranian American creator Dr Nina Ansary wrote, “He (Mehrshad Shahidi) changed into a skilled younger chef at Boote Restaurant. He changed into ruthlessly killed via way of means of protection forces in Iran. Tomorrow might had been his twentieth birthday. We will by no means forget. We will by no means forgive.”
Another user, who claimed to be Mr Shahidi’s cousin, stated, “For #MehrshadShahidi , my harmless 19-year-antique cousin, who changed into killed the day gone by in Iran. After work, on his manner again to home, he changed into attacked via way of means of tear gas, felt off his motorcycle, and kidnapped …, later on, they known as his own circle of relatives to return back and get hold of his useless body..”
A 1/3 commented, “Another vivid mild taken from us. From the metropolis of my Grandfather’s birth. What does it say approximately authorities inclined to homicide it is youngest and brightest citizens”.
Meanwhile, loads of human beings had been reportedly killed via way of means of Iranian protection forces at some stage in the protests which started following the dying of 22-year-antique Mahsa Amini, who died whilst withinside the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for now no longer carrying her hijab properly. However, Iranian government have sought to painting the protest motion as a plot hatched via way of means of its arch-enemy the United States.