Iran moves closer to ease capital punishment on drug crimes
By Trend
The members of Iranian parliament’s judiciary commission have
drafted a new amendment to a law bill limiting capital
punishment.
The proposed bill is expected to ease the executions of minor drug
convicts in the country, local news agencies reported.
Under the new bill, those convicted of producing or distributing
more than 100 kilograms of opium or two kilograms of industrial
narcotics will face death penalty.
Under the current law, smuggling of 30 grams of industrial drugs
and also 20 kilograms of opium is punishable by death.
According to Amnesty International, Iran carried out 567 executions
in 2016, standing among the top five executioner countries in the
world.
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