BERLIN, Oct 29, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned late Monday the execution of 69-year-old German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran, branding it a "scandal".

"The execution of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian regime is a scandal that I condemn in the strongest terms," Scholz said in a post on X, adding that "Sharmahd did not receive the opportunity to defend himself against the charges at the trial".