Iran Human Rights (IHR); January 15, 2021: A prisoner who had been sentenced to death on “drug-related” charges, has been executed at Qazvin Central Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner was executed at Qazvin Central Prison on the morning of Thursday, January 15.
His identity has been established as Shabestar native, Shamseddin Soleimani.
An informed source has told IHR: “Shamseddin Soleimani was arrested in 2016 on charges of carrying 85 kilograms of industrial drugs, and had repeatedly stated that they were not his and belonged to someone who had escaped the country after his arrest. Shamseddin was just the driver and had stated that in court. But the real owner of the drugs never owned up.”
At the time of writing, the execution of Shamseddin Soleimani has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
There has been a dramatic drop in drug-related executions since a new article was added to the Anti-Drugs Law around three years ago.
The amendment, which was passed into law in 2017, specifically restricts the death penalty and provides a degree of reduction in some drug-related cases.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report on the death penalty in Iran, at least 30 people were executed on drug-related charges in 2019.
Prisoner hanged in Yazd
Iran Human Rights (IHR); January 15, 2021: A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Yazd Central Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner was executed in Yazd Central Prison yesterday morning.
The identity of the prisoner has been established as 36-year-old Reza Shirzadeh, who was sentenced to to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.
According to an informed source: “Reza Shirzadeh was arrested five years ago and sentenced to death. He was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution on Tuesday lunchtime and executed yesterday.”
At the time of writing, Reza’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report, at least 225 of the 280 of those executed in 2019 were charged with "premeditated murder."
As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.
Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, January 15, 2021
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