Prisoner secretly executed in Birjand Central Prison

Hengaw: Monday, December 9, 2024

The death sentence of Abdulghafour Razmdideh Rigi, a Baloch prisoner convicted of drug-related charges, was secretly carried out in Birjand Central Prison, South Khorasan Province.

According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution took place at dawn on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

Mr. Razmdideh Rigi, a 45-year-old father of four from Zahedan, had been in custody for two years. He was sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on charges related to drug-crimes.

As of this report, neither state media nor judiciary-affiliated outlets have disclosed the news of Mr. Razmdideh Rigi’s execution.