The death sentence for Hossein Alapo, a prisoner in Qom Prison who had previously sentenced to death for “premeditated murder”, was carried out in Qom Central Prison.
According to the Campaign for the Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners; Hossein Alapo, a prisoner in Qom Central Prison, who had previously been sentenced death for the murder of a citizen, was executed on September 15th, 2021.
The identity of this prisoner was identified by the Human Rights Organization of Iran, as Hossein Alapour. He was detained about 4 years ago on murder charge and was held in prison until his execution.
The execution of this prisoner has not been announced by the Iranian media or official sources as of this writing.
According to the annual report of the Human Rights Organization of Iran, at least 211 executions out of 267 executions carried out in Iran in 2020 were charged with “premeditated murder.”
Lack of grading for premeditated murder in Iran causes any type of murder, regardless of the severity, weakness and motive of the accused, result in the death sentence.