For convicted felon, Ahmad Alizadeh, luck did not smile on his side after he was revived following his first execution. The Iranian prisoner was once scheduled to die by hanging, but that was halted, 28 seconds in. Months later, he faced the same fate but didn’t make it out.

Iran Human Rights (IRH) Think Ahmad Alizadeh Was Not Treated Fairly

Ahmad Alizadeh, 26, first found himself in police custody in October 2018, when he was accused of murder. Although the prisoner denied the allegations, the Iranian justice system condemned him to death. According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights, the deceased was supposed to die on April 27. Following his conviction, he is held in Ghezel Hesar jail House in Karaj around the country’s capital.

Reportedly, the 26-year-old had confessed to the murder in his statement. But he later denied it, claiming that he implicated himself due to torture. Once the guilty verdict was pronounced, he knew death was coming and so did his family. Consequently, under sharia law, the victim’s family could decide to forgive the perpetrator. Also, the family of the condemned may be ordered to pay up “blood money.” But usually, this sum is high and is mostly never paid.

This was the story of Alizadeh whose death was halted during the first hanging. The victim’s family shouted forgiveness. Thus, the convict was let down from the gallows. However, he had been suffocated for about 28 seconds, so he needed to be revived. According to IHR, Alizadeh was successfully resuscitated, but his future appeared bleak and uncertain.

During his time behind bars, there was no deal with the victim’s family for blood money. So it was not surprising that he was up again for execution on Wednesday, per The Sun. However, this time, Alizadeh, a talented student had his life snuffed out of him. The IHR has called the re-execution and lack of fair hearing cruel.

#Clique, what are your thoughts?