Four Baloch prisoners were executed in Zahedan Central Prison

Four Baloch prisoners named Abdul Samad Khadim, Yaqub al-Daghri, Mohammad Anwar B

21 August 2023 12:44

 

Hengaw: Monday, August 21, 2023

Four Baloch prisoners named Abdul Samad Khadim, Yaqub al-Daghri, Mohammad Anwar Brahui, and Qombarzahi were executed in Zahedan Central Prison. These prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
 

According to the report received by the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights, at dawn on Monday, August 21, 2023, the death sentence was issued for Abdul Samad Khadim, 29 years old, from Zahak City, Sistan, and Balochistan; Yaqoub Dagzi, from Qarqruk village, Zahedan, and the father of eight children; and two prisoners living in Zahedan city named Mohammadanur Brahui and a prisoner with the last name Qanbarzehi were executed in Zahedan Central Prison.
 

According to Haalvsh News Agency, Abdul Samad Khadim was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Zabul. Also, Yaqoub was forcibly arrested in 2019 and sentenced to death by the Zahedan Revolutionary Court.
 

The news of the execution of these four Baloch prisoners has not been announced in the government media, especially the media close to the judiciary, until the time of writing this news.


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