Iran's state TV aired a recorded confession from 27-year-old wrestler Navid Afkari on Sunday after President Trump Donald John TrumpSchumer calls for investigation into reports of campaign finance improprieties by DeJoy's former company McCarthy told Trump trashing mail-in voting will hurt Republicans: report Iran broadcasts wrestler's confession following Trump tweet MORE tweeted about his case and asked Iranian authorities to spare him from the death penalty. But U.S. officials and international rights groups have maintained that his confession was coerced, The Associated Press reported. The airing of a segment about Afkari on Iranian state TV came just days after Trump and other U.S. officials spoke out about the case. "Hearing that Iran is looking to execute a great and popular wrestling star, 27-year-old Navid Afkarai," Trump wrote. UFC President Dana White, a political ally of Trump, also spoke out about the case in a video released Friday.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 06, 2020 21:23 UTC