HRANA News Agency – Early this morning, Sunday, May 22, 2011, three inmates were hanged on prison grounds in the city of Urmia, [West Azerbaijan Province], by the order of judicial authorities.
According to a report by Mukrian News Agency, two of the inmates were from Shiraz, and the other one was from Urmia. All three individuals were charged with and convicted of drug-related crimes.
Yesterday, these three inmates were transferred to the Quarantine Ward in preparation to carry out the execution orders.