Aref Havasi Archives - KHRN
June 21, 2023
Prisoner executed for murder-related charges in Ilam
Prisoner Aref Havasi was executed on 20 June for "premeditated murder" in Ilam Central Prison in western Iran. Havasi, a 27-year-old resident of Qajar village in Ilam, allegedly killed one of his close friends during a group fight about two years ago. His death sentence was handed down under the Islamic law of qisas, or retribution-in-kind, which gives the victim’s family the right to retaliate.
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