URMIYE, — Thee people were executed in dawn time today in the prison of Urmiye regardless of the widespread condemnation of the medieval act of execution by hanging.
According to Mukryan News Agency three people identified as Tewhid Meesumi Ajin, Khaled Esmaili, and Mesud QewiPenje were executed today at dawn time.
According to the news sources the three were charged with drug trading.
With this execution at least 169 people have been executed in Iran since the beginning of the New Year.