Iran Human Rights (IHR); June 12, 2019: A prisoner who allegedly killed two policemen, was executed at the Iranian city of Ardabil’s prison.
According to the Iranian judiciary's news website, Mizan Online, the unnamed prisoner was executed on Wednesday, June 12.
One of the judiciary authorities told Mizan, “while police ordered him to stop his vehicle, he was smuggling antiques and cultural heritage. He refused to stop and shot and killed two policemen and two civilians instead.” Therefore, he was sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind).
At least 188 prisoners were executed for murder charges in 2018.
Four Hanged at Rajai-Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR); June 12, 2019: Three prisoners were hanged this morning and one prisoner was hanged last Monday at Rajai-Shahr prison.
According to IHR sources, on the morning of Wednesday, June 12, three prisoners were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison in the Iranian city of Karaj.
All of them were sentenced to death on the charge of “corruption on earth and rape.”
IHR could identify one of them as Amir Tahmaseb.
Moreover, on Monday, June 10, one prisoner was hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison. He was charged with Moharebeh (waging war against God) by armed robbery.
The aforementioned executions are not announced by Iranian authorities or media so far.
According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, most of Iran’s executions in 2018 were carried out at Rajai-Shahr prison.
Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, June 12, 2019
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