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IRAN - Abbas Karimi is scheduled to be hanged on 3 October
September 18, 2024: September 18, 2024 - IRAN. Abbas Karimi is scheduled to be hanged on 3 October in Isfahan as his family have been unable to come up with the 1.5-million euro blood money demanded by the victim’s family.
Iran Human Rights once again draws the attention of the international community and human rights organisations to the necessity of abolishing qisas (retribution-in-kind) laws, which not only place the responsibility for choosing the inhumane capital punishment on ordinary citizens (the victim’s next of kin) but are also extremely discriminatory. The lack of a maximum cap on blood money exacerbates the discriminatory nature of this punishment.
IHR Director, Mahmoood Amiry-Moghaddam said: "The death penalty in any form and for any accusation is an inhumane punishment and must be abolished. In murder cases, introducing imprisonment as the punishment and establishing a uniform rate for blood money can be positive steps towards abolishing this punishment."
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Abbas Karimi, a 36-year-old man who was arrested nine years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, is scheduled to be executed on 3 October in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison.
Informed sources told IHR: “Abbas Karimi was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution on 19 May this year but the victim’s family gave him an extension to come up with their requested 7 billion toman diya (little less than 1,5 million euro). Unfortunately, they’ve chosen this very high amount as diya and the Karimi family were unable to come up with that amount.”
“Abbas Karimi is scheduled to be executed on 3rd October and the arrangements are in the final stages. Abbas has two children, 8-year-old Aylin and 10-year-old Ali who will suffer immensely if he’s executed.”
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/6925/ (Source: IHR)
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