U.S. urges Iran to halt executions after Tehran hangs woman
Tehran, Iran - The United States has asked the Iranian government to halt the execution after the Dutch were hanged in Tehran, an Iranian woman, said he was a drug dealer.
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said the drug charges were merely a pretext for Zahra Bahrami, and the Netherlands froze all ties with Iran, Sunday, a day after the hanging.
On Monday, U.S. State Department said it was "deeply concerned that Iran continues to deny its citizens their human rights."
"Legal cases, trials and convictions to go ahead without the transparency and the right to due process enshrined in the constitution of Iran," he said.
Department said it was particularly concerned about the execution of Bahrami, said that he was denied access to consular officials Dutch.
"His execution is one of dozens made in recent weeks as doubts about the motives of the Iranian government," he said.
Iran's road to China in the number of executions worldwide, according to Amnesty International.
Bahrami, Iran has hanged on Saturday, he said he was a drug dealer, a semi-official Fars news agency reported, although the Dutch government said it was "very concerned" about him, three weeks ago.
Fars said Bahrami cocaine smuggled into Iran by the Dutch partner.
But the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Bahrami has been charged with crimes against the security in the wake of massive protests against the government over a disputed presidential election in June 2009.
His lawyer was "shocked" to find he had been hanged, the group said.
"I was not aware of this. They should inform the lawyer's doing, but I had no idea. I do not know what to say. I'm just shocked," said Razi Sharif Jinoos group.
The campaign said he learned of the impending daughter Bahrami.
Bahrami was accused of bringing cocaine into the country twice and sell it. Cocaine and opium were found during a search of his house, Fars.
His sentence to 70 lashes and a fine of $ 1,400, reported Fars.
Fars added that during a search of his home when he was charged with security crimes, 450 grams of cocaine and 420 grams of opium were discovered and, following further investigations revealed that he had also distributed 150 grams of cocaine.
Bahrami, Iran has denied access to consular assistance to the Netherlands and do not let the Dutch civil servants to participate in the process, because Iran does not recognize dual citizenship, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the 5 January.