Jalil Minayi Executed in Meshginshahr

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Meshginshahr Prison in Ardabil province on 28 May. His identity has been established as 35-year-old Jalil Minayi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Jalil Minayi was arrested around three years ago and had been held in Ardabil and Meshginshahr prisons. He was accused of committing a murder during an altercation over financial issues.”

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to the 2022 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 582 people were executed in Iran. Of those, 288 were executed for murder charges.

Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.