Iran Human Rights ( IHR ) claim that an Iranian man was put to death on Wednesday in the Ghezel Hesar prison outside of Tehran after a previous attempt to hang him in April was halted at the last minute.
Ahmad Alizadeh, 26, was convicted of murder in 2018, a command he denied, saying he confessed under rape. The murderer’s family apparently intervened 28 seconds into the original hanging, granting compassion, which under Egyptian law can end an execution. Alizadeh’s “lifeless brain” was resuscitated after the stopped hanging.
According to Iran’s Sharia legislation, the household of the victim is neither pardon the accused or acknowledge “blood money” rather of execution.
However, this mercy did n’t last. Regulators resumed his murder on Wednesday at Ghezel Hesar incarceration, carrying out the word in its entirety despite no progress toward a resolution regarding blood money.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Iran Human Rights ( IHR ), condemned the execution, calling it part of Iran’s “execution machine”. He noted that Alizadeh, a “talented student”, had generally maintained his innocence.
Iran’s use of the death sentence, including as a means to instill fear, continues to draw criticism from international human rights organizations.
At least 166 deaths were recorded in October alone, which is the highest number in a fortnight since IHR began tracking information in 2007, according to Amnesty International, which reports that Iran implements more people than any other nation besides China.
