IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES

January 26, 2017: On the mornings of January 23 and January 25 four prisoners were hanged in two different prisons on drug related charges.
According to close sources, at least two prisoners were hanged at Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison on January 25. The prisoners have been identified as Majid Askari and Rahman Nourian. They were reportedly transferred from their prison cells to solitary confinement two days before their execution.
"Majid was arrested six years ago for one kilogram and 100 grams of crystal meth, and he was sentenced to death by the revolutionary court," a source close to Mr. Askari tells Iran Human Rights.
Close sources also report on two executions which were carried out at Maragheh Prison on January 23. The prisoners have been identified as Iraj Ghafouri and Hossein Fatemi.
"Iraj Ghafouri was arrested approximately four years and seven months ago for 800 grams of crystal meth and some opium. Hossein Fatemi was also arrested in 2012, he was sentenced to death for the charge of trafficking 500 grams of crystal meth and 700 grams of crack," a close source tells Iran Human Rights. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 26/01/2017)