[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

Dec. 7



IRAN----executions

2 Prisoners Executed


A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Dizel Abad Prison (Kermanshah province, 
western Iran) on Tuesday December 6 on murder charges, and a prisoner was 
reportedly hanged at Salmas Central Prison (West Azerbaijan province, 
northwestern Iran) on Wednesday December 7 on drug related charges.

The human rights news agency, HRANA, has identified the prisoner hanged at 
Dizel Abad Prison as Ali Akbar Karami. According to HRANA, Mr. Akbar Karami had 
turned himself in to Iranian judicial authorities two months after allegedly 
committing murder about three years ago.

Ali Chartagh is the name of the prisoner who was reportedly hanged at Salmas 
Prison, according to HRANA and independent sources close to Iran Human Rights.

"Ali Chartagh was arrested 3 years and 7 months ago and was charged with 
participating in the storage of 750 grams of crystal meth. He was sentenced to 
death by the revolutionary court in Salmas," a confirmed source tells Iran 
Human Rights.

According to close sources, Mr. Chartagh was executed by Iranian authorities 
even though he had reportedly requested a retrial and his case file was in the 
process of being reviewed by Branch 38 of Iran's Supreme Court, presided by 
Judge Latifi Rostami.

Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been 
silent about these 2 executions.

(source: Iran Human Rights)