IRAN: TWO HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS FOR DRUG RELATED CHARGES
September 8, 2015: Two prisoners sentenced to death for drug related charges were executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on the morning, say unofficial reports. Official Iranian media and judicial sources have not reported on the news.Â
The HRANA human rights website has identified the prisoners as Ali Teymourian, 27 years old, and Rasoul Mirzaei, 54 years old.
On September 6, Iranian authorities had transferred Ali and Rasoul from their wards in Bandar Abbas Central Prison to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions. (Source: Iran Human Rights, Sept. 10, 2015)
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