Iran Human Rights (IHR); December 11, 2018: A Prisoner was executed at Urmia Central Prison on December 10, 2018.
According to the IHR sources, Younes Azizi was hanged on Monday, December 10, at Urmia Central Prison.
He was sentenced to death for drug offenses.
“Younes was sentenced to death for possessing 100 kilograms of morphine. His case was sent for the revision under the new anti-narcotic law, but the verdict was upheld because he had three other drug-related sentences,” the source told IHR.
Younes Azizi was transferred to solitary confinement a day before the execution.
The Iranian media outlets have not published news related to the aforementioned execution so far.
Prisoner Hanged at Qazvin Prison
December 10, 2018: A prisoner was hanged at Qazvin Central Prison yesterday.
According to Iranian media outlets reports, an unnamed prisoner was hanged on the rape charges on the morning of December 9, 2018.
According to the Qazvin chief prosecutor, Mohammad Qasemi, there are 5 defendants in the case and the first defendant was sentenced to death for rape and robbery. “The rest of the defendants were sentenced to flogging and long-term prison terms,” Qasemi said.
Source: Iran Human Rights, December 10-11, 2018
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