Prisoner sentenced to death penalty dies for not being sent to hospital
Source: Kurdistan Human Rights Network — https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/news/prisoners/2021/06/14/prisoner-sentenced-to-death-penalty-dies-for-not-being-sent-to-hospital
Prisoner Shamsaddin Tatari who was sentenced to the death penalty has lost his life on 12 June in the infirmary of Orumiyeh Central Prison as a result of a delay in his transfer to hospital, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).
Shamsaddin Tatari was a 55-year-old civilian from Salmas county, West Azerbaijan province. He was imprisoned in Orumiyeh for the past two years on drug charges.
The prisoner suffered from a heart problem at noon on 12 June, but prison authorities refused to send him immediately to a hospital outside the prison.
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