IRAN - Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18.

01 July 2019 :

Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18. According to some source, the day could have been April 24. Zandian, age 45, was sentenced to death for rape charges.

(Source: IHR, HRANA)

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