Saleh Mohammadi

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, the execution of Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old wrestler, along with Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi, was reported. The Islamic Republic alleges that these three individuals participated in the killing of Mohammad Ghasemi Homapour and Abbas Asadi, FARAJA (Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran) officers, on January 8, 2026. On the evening of January 8, 2026, in Nabovvat Square, Qom, a group reportedly threw 'Molotov cocktails' at FARAJA Special Forces. During this confrontation, Mohammad Ghasemi Homapour, a Special Forces officer, was killed by 'knife and sword' blows after falling from his motorcycle. The forensic report indicates 29 injuries on the victim's body, with injury number 7 identified as the fatal blow [1]. The court attributed this injury to 'Saleh Mohammadi's knife' and stated that its conviction was based on 'confessions obtained during interrogation'. However, Saleh Mohammadi denied the murder charge, stating that his confessions were extracted under duress. Furthermore, according to reports, CCTV footage did not show his face at the scene [1][2]. According to the athlete's relatives, he was at his uncle's house when the incident occurred, but the court refused to summon witnesses. Saleh Mohammadi was born on March 10, 2008. In September 2024, wearing the uniform of Iran's national freestyle wrestling team, he won a bronze medal at the Saitiev International Tournament in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.