Five people have been hanged in Tehran in the past few days

Iran Human Right, 27 October: Five people have been hanged in Tehran during the past few days.

The Iranian state run new agency ISAN, quoting Tehran’s chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi wrote:"During the past 2-3 days five people have been hanged in Tehran convicted of drug trafficking". Dolatabadi also said that the Iranian authorities will continue their fight against the drug dealers seriously".

No further detailed were given about those executed.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights condemned these executions and said:" The main purpose of these executions is not to fight against drug trafficking, but to spread fear among the young people who want real changes in Iran".