2 prisoners, who were minor offenders, face imminent execution
NCRI – The mullahs’ regime is planning to execute a number of prisoners in a bid to spread fear. A group of prisoners have been transferred to Evin Prison from various wards in Gohardasht Prison. Some of these prisoners are:
Behnoud Shojaie, 21, was 17 at the time of the alleged offense and has been on death row for a long time;
Javad Najafi, 20, was 16 at the time of the alleged offense.
Behnoud and Javad were transferred from Ward 6 of Gohardasht to Evin.
According to information received, three female prisoners in Ward 7 of the Women’s Section of Gohardasht Prison in Karaj are at imminent threat of execution. Two of them are Akram Mohammadi, 35, and Ameneh Abdullah-Zadeh, 50. They have been imprisoned for seven and five years respectively.
The Iranian Resistance urges all international human rights organizations to take urgent measures to save the lives of these prisoners.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
August 18, 2009
