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IRAN - Unidentified man hanged on June 9
June 9, 2021:
A prisoner who was most likely sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 9 in Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed at 3:30 am on Wednesday, June 9 in Rajai Shahr Prison. At the time of writing, his identity has not been established.
Speaking to IHR, an informed source said: “The prisoner was transferred from Ward 2 (Dar ol-Quran) to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution, and was most likely sentenced to death on murder charges.”
At the time of writing, the prisoner’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4767/ (Source: IHR)
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