[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

August 25



PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

General Public give views on 'Death Penalty'



Members of the general public in Lae City have given their views about imposing 
death penalty on child rapists and murderers.

This follows the call made by the father of Rose Kimberley, a 7-year-old 
schoolgirl who was raped and killed in New Ireland Province last week.

Some parents in Lae City said the Justice department should impose tougher 
penalties to child rapists and murderers.

Brenda John, a mother who was angered by the story says the rapist and murder 
should not live.

The number of child rape and murder cases are on the rise in the country.

Furuyu Hone, a mother of 4 boys said, anyone is capable of committing this 
crime.

Hone continued, mindset training can be a solution to prevent such crimes.

2 community leaders from Bulolo District who came into Lae for business runs, 
support the idea of death penalty suggested by Kimberley's father.

(source: emtv.com.pg)








IRAN----executions

2 Prisoners Hanged - 1 for Drug Charges, the other for Moharebeh



A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Maragheh Prison on drug related charges, 
and a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Kerman Central Prison on Corruption on 
Earth and Moharebeh (enmity against God) charges.

According to close sources, the prisoner at Maragheh Prison was executed on the 
morning of Wednesday August 16. The prisoner has been identified as Manouchehr 
Heydarkhah, 26 years of age, sentenced to death on drug related charges. 
"Manouchehr was arrested 4 years ago on the charge of 14 kilograms and 800 
grams of crystal meth, and he was sentenced to death by the revolutionary court 
in Maragheh," an informed source tells Iran Human Rights.

According to the state-run news agency, Rokna, on the morning of Tuesday August 
22, a prisoner identified as Arya Javidan was executed on "Corruption on Earth" 
and "Enmity Against God" charges. The report mentions that Arya Javidan had 
several previous convictions inclulding murder, robbery, kidnapping, and 
extortion. The report also mentions that Arya Javidan is father of 3.

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1 More Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges / Sunni Prisoner May Be Hanged Any 
Moment



A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison on drug related 
charges. Another prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement in 
preparation for his execution.

Close sources say the prisoner at Rajai Shahr Prison was executed on the 
morning of Wednesday August 23 on drug related charges. The prisoner has been 
identified as Sadegh Gholami, sentenced to death on the charge of approximately 
one kilograms of crack. He was reportedly transferred to solitary confinement 
on Tuesday August 15 in preparation for his execution.

Last week, an informed source told Iran Human Rights: "Sadegh Gholami was 
scheduled to be executed last year on drug related charges, but in order to 
delay his execution, he murdered one of his cellmates. The status of the new 
case file opened for him for the murder crime is uncertain right now. Sadegh is 
attempting to receive forgiveness from the complainant on his new case file in 
order to be spared from execution."

Some prisoners on death row in Iran have been known to murder a cellmate or 
inflict self-injury in order to postpone their execution sentences. However, in 
Mr. Gholami's case, he was executed on his original conviction.

On Tuesday August 22, a Sunni prisoner identified as Seyed Jamal Seyed Mousavi 
was reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his 
execution. Mr. Seyed Mousavi also spent last week in solitary confinement. He 
was transferred back to his cell to only be transferred back to solitary 
confinement on the same day. Close sources say Mr. Seyed Mousavi has already 
received his last visit with his family.

Seyed Jamal Seyed Mousavi was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in 
Sanandaj in 2008, he was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court on the 
charge of "Moharebeh (enmity against God) through cooperation with Salafi 
groups.

(source for both: Iran Human Rights)