Iran: Further information on death penalty: Bahman Salimian (m)

Index Number: MDE 13/011/2009
Date Published: 6 February 2009
Categories: Iran

The execution of juvenile offender Bahman Salimian, scheduled to be carried out on 5 February 2009, was halted late on 4 February by order of the Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi. However, it is feared that it could be rescheduled at any time.