IRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

28 May 2009 :

One man was hanged in the prison of Sirjan, in Kerman province south east of Iran.
The state run Iranian news agency ISCA news reported that the man was convicted of drug trafficking, but didn’t identified him by name . The report didn’t mention exact time of the execution.

(Sources: Iran Human Rights, 27/05/2009)

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