Thursday 25 August 2016

Iran: Five Prisoners Executed On Drug Charges

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS (AUG 24 2016): Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas (southern Iran), reported the official news website of the Iranian Judiciary.

The prisoners who were identified as "H. Gh.", "M. A.", "H. J.", "A. S." and "A. M." were charged with drug offences in different parts of the Hormozgan Province, and according to the report, 7639 kilograms of narcotic drugs such as opium, heroin and crack has been confiscated from them.

On Sunday August 23, Iran Human Rights reported about the execution of ne prisoner identified as "Habib Jamalzahi" in Bandar Abbas. It is possible that this individual was the same as "H. J." mentioned in this report.




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