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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Iran: Four hanged for murder, drug trafficking

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Iran Human Rights, September 9: Four prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons on Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8.

Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht (northern Iran) on Saturday September 7, reported the official site of Iranian Judiciary in Gilan Province.

Two of the prisoners were convicted of drug related charges. These prisoners were identified as "A. A." charged with possession of 15329 grams of crack and selling 5 kilograms of it, and "A. M." for possession and selling 15209 grams of crack.

Another prisoner who hanged in the Lakan Prison of Rasht was identified as "M. R." (45 year old) was convicted of murder, said the report.

One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran yesterday Sunday September 8. The prisoner was identified as "H. A. P." and was convicted of murder said the report.

Source: Iran Human Rights, Sept. 9, 2013


3 people hanged in Iran

3 people were hanged in the Iranian Rasht city prison of the Gilan province, Fars news agency reported.

According to the report, the Iranian court has sentenced them to death penalty by hanging due to drug carrying and murder charges.

It should be recalled that Prosecutor General of Iran had approved the regional court's sentence.

1 of the sentenced men has been sentenced due to carrying 15.329 kilograms of crack, with selling 5 kilograms of that amount.

Another man has also been sentenced due to carrying and selling 15.209 kilograms of crack.

Murder, rape, armed robbery, homosexuality and the trafficking of drugs in quantities in excess of 5 kilograms are among crimes punishable by death penalty in Iran.

Iran ranks 2nd, after China, in terms of the number of executions in the world. During the last 6 months, more than 150 people were hanged in Iran in total.

Iran is on a major drug route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as the Persian Gulf states. The Islamic Republic shares about 900 kilometers of a common border with Afghanistan, through which about 74 % of opium is smuggled.

According to the official estimates, fight against drugs annually cost Iran about $1 billion. The statistics also say that there are about 2 million drug users in Iran.

Source: Trend, Sept. 7, 2013
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