Execution of Political Prisoner Reza Rasaei in Dizel Abad Prison, Kermanshah
7-August-2024
Category: executions
August 6, 2024
News group: Execution –
Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of Reza Rasaei, a political prisoner imprisoned in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, was carried out secretly.
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the death sentence of political prisoner Reza Rasaei was executed at dawn on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
Reports indicate that security officers installed a camera on the door of Reza’s father’s house at 2 am on Tuesday and informed his family in the morning that Reza had been executed. No meeting occurred between Reza and his family before the execution.
In October 2023, despite the lack of valid evidence, 34-year-old Reza Rasaei was sentenced to death by the second branch of the Criminal Court of Kermanshah, headed by Mohammad Rasul Haq Nejati, on the charge of murdering Nader Bairami, the head of the intelligence department of Sahne city in Kermanshah province. His death sentence was approved by the Supreme Court two weeks ago.
Reza Rasaei’s body was buried in Minaabad Cemetery in Kermanshah, a very remote cemetery three hours away from the city of Sahne, without the presence of his friends and relatives. Only security officers, Reza’s mother, and his sister and brother were present at the funeral.
Until the moment of writing this report, the execution of this political prisoner has not been announced by official sources.