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Three more inmates executed in Urmia, Iran

09 June 2023 16:42 (UTC +04:00)

Urmia Central Prison of Iran carried out the execution of a minimum of three inmates, all of whom had previously received death sentences for drug trafficking, APA reports citing Hengaw.

The identities of two have been established as Jafar Mohammadpour, a 43-year-old resident of Sardasht, and Ghobad Farhadi from Kermanshah (Kermashan).

These individuals were previously apprehended for drug trafficking offenses and subsequently sentenced to death by the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Final visit with their families was conducted the day prior to the executions.

Jafar Mohammadpour and Ghobad Farhadi, both married and fathers of multiple children.