a Kurd with Turkish citizenship was executed in Iran.

a Kurd with Turkish citizenship was executed in Iran. Hekmat Damir was hanged in the Khoi jail while still on the stretcher that was used to transport him from the prison hospital to his execution.
He was believed to be a member of the Kurdish group, PJAK, the Iranian branch of the Kurdish militant group PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party).
He was accused of terrorism and of being a member of an armed group. His trial proceeded in the absence of a lawyer and he was condemned to death by hanging.