24 May 2018 :
According to IHR sources, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison.
The prisoner, identified as Jafar Firouzkhani from Hashtrud city, was sentenced to death on murder charges.
A close source told IHR, “Jafar Firouzkhani was arrested and sentenced to death on the charge of murdering a car dealer in Najafabad, Isfahan in 2014.” He also added, “The defendant murdered the victim over the financial dispute. He was unable to win the consent of the plaintiffs.”
The prisoner was transferred to Isfahan Central Prison from Najafabad Prison a few days before his execution.
(Source: Iran Human Rights, May 22, 2018)
