Five people were executed in Kerman- At least 52 executions in the month of May 2009 in Iran
Iran Human Rights, May 31: Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official news portal of the city of Kerman, south east of Iran.
The men who were all convicted of drug trafficking, were identified as: Saeed B., Ali M., Noreddin K., Manochehr N. and Reza R.
Age of none of those executed was mentioned in the report.
The report didn’t say the exect time of the execution.
Five others, among them a possible woman, were ahnged in the prison of Kerman on May 7.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of "Iran Human Rights" said: "At least 52 people have been executed in the month of May 2009 in Iran". He added: "This number is only based on the official reports from the Iranian authorities. But we have reports on at least three other executions that have not been reported by the authorities".
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