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Nemat Valipour Executed for Murder in Sabzevar

31 Jul 22
Nemat Valipour Executed for Murder in Sabzevar

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 31, 2022: Nemat Valipour who was sentenced to qisas for murder, was executed in Sabzevar Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, man was executed in Sabzevar Prison on July 31. His identity has been established as 36-year-old Nemat Valipour, a factory worker who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder.

Informed sources told Iran Human Rights that Nemat Valipour was a father of one and factory worker who had been arrested for the murder over financial disputes.

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

According to data gathered by Iran Human Rights, at least 183 people were executed on murder charges in 2021. 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.

At least 251 including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021 when 117 people were executed.