The implementation of a prisoner's execution in Zahedan prison

The death sentence of Musa Shahbakhsh, a Baloch prisoner who was previously sentenced to death for drug-related crimes

11 July 2023 12:04

 

Hengaw, Monday, July 11th, 2023

The death sentence of Musa Shahbakhsh, a Baloch prisoner who was previously sentenced to death for drug-related crimes, has been executed at Zahedan Central Prison.
 

According to a report received by the Hangaw organization for human rights, At dawn on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, the death sentence was carried out on Musa Shahbakhsh, a 23-year-old Baloch prisoner from the village of Hajjiabad, Zahedan County. The execution took place in the Central  Prison of this city.
 

Musa Shahbakhsh, a father of one child, has been detained in Zahedan since 2018 on charges related to drug crimes. Subsequently, he was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of this city.
 

Until the time of writing this news, the execution of this prisoner had not been officially announced in the government media, particularly within the media outlets closely associated with the judiciary.


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