Abolfazl Heidarzadeh Executed for Drug Charges in Zanjan
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); December 16, 2022: Abolfazl Heidarzadeh, a man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Zanjan Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Zanjan Central Prison on December 15. His identity has been established as 30-year-old Abolfazl Heidarzadeh, a driver from Kazeroun.
Informed sources told Iran Human Rights that Abolfazl was arrested three years ago and sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.
At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
More than 500 people including 2 juvenile offenders have been executed in 2022, the highest annual execution since 2017.
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