Iran has carried out the murders of three detainees, including the "sultan of cocaine," despite UN concerns that hangings are on the upswing, Al-Jazeera reports.
The people murdered on May 10 were members of Panjak, Iran's "biggest cocaine distribution cartel." Hossein Panjak, the group's head, was 32 years old when he and five other members were detained in 2014 during the celebration he arranged to commemorate his rising fortune. 1 kg of cocaine, opium, and methamphetamine were seized during the capture.
A quick broadcast on national television depicted individuals wearing handcuffs and indicated that the primary suspect had been detained 17 times previously. The death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Abdolhossein Emami Moghadam and Babak Aghaei were named as the additional two killed persons by international human rights organizations. Despite calls for compassion by relatives who crowded outside Ghezel Hesar jail in Karaj, the men were hanged.
Four more nameless convicts were killed in Karaj's Rajaei Shahr jail on the morning of May 10, according to Iranian officials.
"Mizan" stated that an unidentified "international drug smuggler" had been put to death, however, it is unknown if Panjak was among them. Officials confiscated 750 kg of heroin from him after he allegedly led three worldwide narcotics trafficking groups to different European nations, notably the Netherlands.
According to UN human rights official Volker Turk, Iran has an "abominable" log of death sentences this year, with over ten individuals being hanged weekly on average. According to the group, more than 210 individuals were executed in 2023, although the true figure may be significantly higher.
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