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Iran executes man convicted of murder as a 16-year-old, drawing UN condemnation
Iran has executed a man who was convicted of murder 12 years ago when he was 16, drawing condemnation from the UN rights office, which said the execution was prohibited under international law.
Key points:
- Rezaiee was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in a group fight
- Amnesty International alleged he was convicted based on forced confessions
- Under Iran’s laws, the age for adulthood is 15 for boys and nine for girls
There was no report of the execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee on Iran’s media and judiciary officials could not be reached for comment on Thursday, the start of the weekend in the country.
He had spent 12 years on death row.
“This is the fourth confirmed execution of a child offender in Iran in 2020,” the…
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