HRANA News Agency – At dawn today, Monday, April 28, the death sentences of four prisoners previously convicted on drug-related charges were carried out in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
The identities of three of the executed prisoners have been confirmed by Haal Vsh as Mohammad Totazahi (Hanif), 26, from the suburbs of Zahedan; Abdolrashid Barahouei (Anshini), 41, a resident of Zahedan; and Ruhollah Palangi, 36, a resident of Rigan.
HRANA has confirmed the identity of the fourth executed individual, who was a woman, as Marjan Sabzi. Ms. Sabzi had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court on the same charges.
According to this report, Mr. Palangi had been arrested five years ago in Isfahan on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary. Mr. Totazahi and Mr. Barahouei were arrested in October 2019 (Mehr 1398) in Ardestan County on drug-related charges in a joint case and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
As of the time of this report’s publication, the executions have not yet been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.