Iran | Executions in Bandarabbas, Kermanshah

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 23, 2023: State media have reported the execution of an unnamed man for efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) charges for drug offences in Bandarabbas Central Prison.

According to the Judiciary’s Mizan news agency, a man was executed in Bandarabbas Central Prison on 23 May. The unnamed man was sentenced to death for efsad-fil-arz charges as well as qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of a policeman. The report does not specify which sentence was carried out.

Mojtaba Ghahremani, the Hormozgan Prosecutor is quoted as saying: “According to the sentence, the convict was sentenced to death for charges of efsad-fil-arz through armed smuggling of narcotics and sentenced to qisas for the murder of Rahim Ghassemi Shiri…”

In the past few days, three other men were executed for efsad-fil-arz charges for drug-related offences. Shahab Mansour Nasab, Samad Geravand and Saeed Geravand were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison on 20 May.

According to the 2022 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 582 people were executed in Iran. Of those, 288 were executed for murder charges.

Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.

Saeed Mohammadi Executed in Kermanshah

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 23, 2023: Saeed Mohammadi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least one man was executed in Kermanshah (Dizel Abad) Central Prison on 22 May His identity has been established as 46-year-old Saeed Mohammadi who was sentenced to qisas for murder.

Two other men are reported to have been executed along with Saeed, which Iran Human Rights is working to verify.

According to Hengaw which first reported news of his execution, Saeed had been on death row for 12 years.

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Saeed Najafi and Borzou Chogharzardi Executed in Kermanshah

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 22, 2023: Saeed Najafi and Borzou Chogharzardi who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, have been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Kermanshah (Dizel Abad) Central Prison on 17 May. Their identities have been established as 28-year-old Saeed Najafi (pictured) and 45-year-old Borzou Chogharzardi who was sentenced to qisas for murder.

An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Saeed Najafi was arrested for murder five years ago and sentenced to death. He was accused of committing the murder during an altercation. He was under interrogations in police custody for four months. He said he had confessed under police torture and had been under medical care as a result of the torture.”

“Borzou was a father of three and had been arrested and sentenced to death for murder sxi years ago.”

At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, May 22-23, 2023

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