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onsdag 28 augusti 2013

Five executions in Qom / 39 executions in less than one week



Five executions in Qom / 39 executions in less than one week.

– Five prisoners who had been charged with drug trafficking were hanged in Qom central prison yesterday morning.


Ganj, the prosecutor of Qom said: “These prisoner have been hanged because of: trafficking 354 kg Opium, 15 kg Krack and 3 kg Heroin and marketing 2 kg Krack.”

Counting the 5 recent ones, there have been 39 prisoners executed since August 21 in Iran.
HRANA News Agency 
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Two more executions in Ahwaz prison

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners have been hanged in Karoun prison of Ahwaz on charge of murder on Wednesday August 19 and Tuesday August 18.

According to a report by Khouzestan justice department, “Reza – R” who had been charged with a murder in 2006 and sentenced to death by Khouzestan penal court was hanged last Wednesday in Karoun prison.

Also “Ali – SH” who had been charged with murder in 2004 and sentenced to death by Khouzestan penal court, was hanged last Tuesday.

According to this report the Supreme Court has confirmed the death verdicts.
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A prisoner has been hanged in Ardebil

A prisoner has been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Ardebil prison yesterday morning.

According to a report by Ardebil justice department quoting from IRIB, the 56 years old man was charged with trafficking 911 gr. Heroin.

This report says nothing about the place of execution, date of arrest and the name of the prisoner.
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A prisoner has been executed in Isfahan

A prisoner has been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Isfahan on Sunday August 25.

According to a report by IRIB, the commander of Khomeini Shahr police published the news of the execution of a prisoner who was charged with having industrial drugs and Heroin.

Colonel Khosro Ahmadi said: “This person had been arrested on charge of having 2 kg and 450 gr Heroin and 1 kg and 770 gr Krack in 2009 and after the legal procedure and the confermation of the verdict by the prosecutor he was hanged in the prison of Khomeini Shahr.”
HRANA News Agency 

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