PM Giorgia Meloni expresses indignation at execution of person over participating in protests

The Italian authorities said they were outraged by the news about the execution of a person who participated in the protest in Iran, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement, Report informs.

Giorgia Meloni expressed indignation at "this unacceptable repression" which, she said, will not quash the protesters' demands.

Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary guard during the early phase of the protests after a legal process denounced as a show trial by rights groups.