Prisoner executed in Zahedan Central Prison

Hengaw: Friday, November 1, 2024

The death sentence of a Baloch prisoner, Hasan Ekhlasi, was carried out in Zahedan Central Prison after 13 years of Imprisonment. Ekhlasi, had been sentenced to death on a charge of premeditated murder.

According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Thursday, October 31, 2024, Hasan Ekhlasi, a 35-year-old from Jalq in Golshan County in Sistan-Balouchestan Province, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison.

It is noteworthy that Hasan Ekhlasi had been arrested 13 years ago on murder charges, a crime he committed at the age of 19.

As of this report’s publication, news of this execution has not been disclosed by state media, including outlets affiliated with judiciary.