Afghan citizen executed in a prison in northern Iran

One man was hanged in the prison of Amol in northern Iran.

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, Mohammad S. (also known as Fattah) was hanged in the prison of Amol earlier this week. He was convicted of keeping 472 grams of heroin and was hanged earlier this week according to the report.

The report did not mention Mohammad's age and exact date of execution.

Source: Iran Human Rights, November 26, 2009