A death sentence in the City of Mashhad
12-December-2019
Category: executions
Breathing in Confinement – On December 10, a defendant in Mashhad was sentenced to death by the Branch 5 of Khorasan Razavi Criminal Court 1.
According to Rokna News, the defendant had been known in Mashhad as “the wolf the city” and after his indictment was issued by the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, his case was referred to the Branch 5 of a Khorasan Razavi Criminal Court 1.
The defendant, during his arrest, had been shot and wounded by the security guards. He later, after being treated, confessing to his crimes, was sentenced to imprisonment and death.
Based on the report, the verdict has been presented to the lawyers of the two parties and it is appealable in the Supreme Court.