Two men were hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan
Iran Human Rights, April 13: According to unofficial sources last week, two men were hanged in public in the towns of Behbehan and Shadegan, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan.
The state run Iranian newspaper Kayhan, confirmed today that two people were hanged in public in the Ghadir square of Behbehan and Shahrdari square of Shadegan. The newspaper that was quoting the Khuzestan prosecutor’s public relations office didn’t give any details about the names or the exact dates of the executions but wrote that the men were convicted of drug trafficking.
According to some of the sources the man who was supposed to be hanged in public in Behbehan, survived the hanging and was later executed inside the prison.
According to other sources Iran Human Rights has been in contact with, another man was hanged in public in the town of Shadegan on Wednesday April 8.
Both these men were charged with drug trafficking. The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources and there have been rumours among the people that the man who was hanged in Behbehan had political or security related charges.
Iran Human Rights can not confirm any of the charges and is seeking further details about the identity of the men. Iran Human Rights asks those who have any information about the episodes to send their information to the following e-mail: [email protected]
Several public hangings have been reported in the province of Khuzestan during the recent months.
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