Death Sentence of a Prisoner Carried Out in Nahavand Prison

Hengaw; Thursday, August 22, 2024

The death sentence of a prisoner named Vahid Abbasi was carried out in the central prison of Nahavand, a city in Hamadan Province. This prisoner had previously been sentenced to death on charges of premeditated murder.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in the early hours of Thursday, August 22, 2024, the death sentence of Vahid Abbasi, a 33-year-old prisoner from Nahavand, was carried out in the central prison of Nahavand.

According to an informed source close to the Abbasi family, Vahid Abbasi had been arrested three years ago on charges of "premeditated murder" and was sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.

As of the time of this report, the execution of Vahid Abbasi has not been announced in state media, particularly those affiliated with the judiciary.