IRAN - Elias Bakhtiari was executed in Yazd Central Prison on September 16.

25 September 2020 :

Elias Bakhtiari was executed in Yazd Central Prison on September 16. According to Iran Human Rights, on the morning of Wednesday, September 16, a prisoner was executed in Yazd Central Prison. His identity has been established as Kashan native, Elias Bakhtiari, who had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges. An informed source told IHR: “Elias Bakhtiari was arrested in 2016 on charges of carrying 90 kilograms of methamphetamine and sentenced to death. He had previously been arrested on drug charges twice and spent 7 years behind bars. At the time of writing, Elias Bakhtiari’s execution has not been announced by domestic media or officials in Iran.

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4436/

 

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