IRAN, — Selah Abedini who was held in Urmiye Detention, in compartment number 19, was executed today at the morning time. He was convicted of drug-dealing.
Abedini had been held in the prison since 2009 and was transferred to a quarantine yesterday afternoon. He was executed at the dawn time today.
In the meantime, another prisoner held in Khoremdere Detention in Zanjan province, was executed yesterday morning. He was convicted of killing security personnel.
Including these cases, 515 people have executed in Iran since the beginning of 2011.