A Prisoner Hanged for Drug Offenses, Another Prisoner Hanged in Public
Iran Human Rights (DEC 11 2015): On Sunday December 6, a prisoner with alleged drug charges was reportedly hanged at Gorgan Central Prison. On Wednesday December 9, an unidentified prisoner with alleged rape charges was reportedly hanged in a public space in Mamasani, a county in the province of Fars.
According to the human rights group, HRANA, the prisoner who was hanged on Sunday is Hossein Neybandani, a 31-year old man accused of possessing and trafficking narcotics. Iranian official sources have been silent about Neybandani's execution.
According to the Iranian official news site Seda o Sima, the unidentified prisoner was 21 years old at the time of his execution.
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