Saeed Balochi Was Executed in Chabahar Prison, Iran

 Monday, March 9, 2015 8:57:17 AM


Saeed Balochi, a Baloch citizenship who lived in Kaldar-Lashar village of Nikshahr region, was hanged on the charge of drug trafficking in Central Chabahar prison on 7 March 2015.

Saeed had been transferred to solitary confinement (Quarantine) to execution by gallows earlier morning on Saturday.

The officials� prison had told his relatives could have a final visiting with their related imprisoned yesterday.

�We and all residents of the village know that the verdict was totally inequitable after severe torture he has undergone during the interrogating by officials to be confessed� as one of his relative has notified the Campaign in Defense of Civil & Political Prisoners.

�He was severely tortured to undertake 51 tons drugs that had been seized by officials eight months before his arrest, notwithstanding, all the justification evident which proves his innocence�.

�We had asked judicial authorities to postpone the execution till the sentence to be handled by Appeal Court, although, officials denied the plea� as his relative said.


By: Kaveh Taheri