Two inmates in Parsilon Prison of Khorramabad, west of Iran, were hanged on Friday, January 20th, based on drug related charges.
The victims were identifid as Adel and Jahangir Biranvand.
Adel was innocent and there was a lack of evidence to prove his crime, according to a reliable source.
Six other prisoners have also been convicted of the same charges by Iran’s so-called “Supreme Court” and notified of their death sentences.
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