Iran Human Rights, October 7: A man was hanged in the prison of Tabriz (northest of Iran) yesterday October 6.
Human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei wrote in an open letter that his client Rahim Mohammadi was hanged in the prison of Tabriz yesterday morning. Neither he nor Mr. Mohammadi’s family had been informed prior to the execution.
Mr. Mostafaei wrote in this letter that his client Rahim Mohammadi was sentenced to death by hanging and stoning convicted of alleged "anal rape" and adultry, while Mr. Mohammadi’s wife is sentenced to death by stoning for adultry.
According to Mr. Mostafaei, there is not sufficient evidence for the charges against his clients, and the judges have not paid attention to the deficiencies in the case.
Mr. Mostafaei is also concerned that Mr. Mohammadi’s wife could be stoned to death in the near future.
According to the reports in Iran several people among them a minor (Behnoud Shojaee) and a woman (Akram Mahdavi) are scheduled to be executed in Iran on Sunday October 11., a day after the international day against the death penalty.