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Prisoner Executed in Qom Prison

10-December-2024

Category: executions

10 December 2024
News Category: Executions

“Breathing in Confinement”: At dawn on Tuesday, 10 December, a prisoner convicted of “murder” was executed in Langarud Prison, Qom.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner, identified as Saeed Moti’, was executed early Tuesday morning in Qom Prison.

As per the reporter of Breathing in Confinement Saeed Moti’ Qashqai from Qom, had been arrested and sentenced to death for the murder of Mohammad Kazari. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, 10 December, in Langarud Prison.

No official report

As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official resources.

 

Annual Report on Executions in Iran

According to the annual report of the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 848 citizens were executed in 2023. Of these, 7 were executed in public. 57 percent of the executions were for drug related charges.

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