Iran Human Rights (IHR); November 11, 2020: A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed at Boroujerd Central Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, on the morning of Tuesday, November 10, a man was executed in Boroujerd Central Prison. The identity of the prisoner has been established as Shahrokh Safari.
Shahrokh Safari was arrested in 2018 and had been behind bars until his execution at the prison.
At the time of publication, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by the domestic media or officials in Iran.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report, at least 225 of the 280 of those executed in 2019 were charged with "premeditated murder."
As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.