Death sentence of three prisoners carried out in Karaj and Qazvin prisons

Hengaw: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

 The death sentence of a prisoner named Hamid Soltanabadi in Qazvin Central Prison, and the death sentences of two other prisoners, Hamzeh Jahaniyan and Javad Dulabi, in Karaj Central Prison, were carried out. These prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences. 

 According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Monday, November 11, 2024, Hamzeh Jahaniyan and Javad Dulabi were executed in Karaj Central Prison. 

 Additionally, at dawn on Sunday, November 10, the death sentence of Hamid Soltanabadi, a 36-year-old man from Aligudarz in Lorestan Province, was carried out in Qazvin Central Prison. 

 Hamid Soltanabadi had been imprisoned for five years prior, and the two other prisoners in recent years, all on drug-related charges, and were sentenced to death. 

 As of the time of this report, news of these executions has not been announced in state media, particularly those affiliated with the judiciary.