A man and a woman were executed in Rajai Shahr prison

HRANA News Agency – One woman whose charge was murdering a police officer who wanted to rape her, was executed as well as a man prisoner on Rajaei Shahr prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), four prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement to be executed last Tuesday.

First defendant, Mitra Shahnavazi had been transferred from Gharchak-Varamin prison. She was captivated on charge of killing a police officer who had sexual motives 11 years ago and was hanged last Wednesday.

The other defendant was from ward 4 of Rajaei Shar prison, with the name of Rahbar, with charge of contemplated murder, and was kept for 8 years in prison. He was transferred to solitary confinement on Tuesday evening, and was hanged on Wednesday morning.

Both Milad Ostakhdem from ward 6, and Alireza Alipoor from ward 2, could get more time from theirs plaintiffs, and execution has been postponed.

One of the prisoners of Rajaei Shahr told to HRANA`s reporter on Wednesday: “Today at dawn, near 6 o’clock, the prisoners whose wards are located near clinic woke up from the scream of a woman who was supposed to be executed. Prisoners are so depressed by hearing these voices.”

Another source told to HRANA’s reporter: “Mitra Shahnavazi was sick and in a very bad health condition. We could not believe they did not show any mercy to this woman. She had spent 11 years in prison in a suspended situation. She had murdered a police officer to protect herself.”