British taxpayers money helped Iranian regime hang 3,000 - Report

                    

British aid has assisted the brutal execution of nearly 3,000 people accused of drug smuggling in Iran, according to a report to be released this week by a London based group.
The campaign group Reprieve says millions of pounds from British taxpayers can be linked to ‘control’ operations and hangings carried out by the Iranian regime.
Reprieve’s research reveals Britain channelled more money to Iran than the rest of Europe combined, in an effort to fight the drugs trade.
Those killed – often in public, suspended from cranes after forced confessions, torture and secret trials – include women, children and political dissidents.
Human rights groups say the deaths are designed to spread fear rather than curb the drug trade.
Reprieve’s report – European Aid For Executions – reveals Britain gave nearly £6 million to 12 Iranian anti-drug projects between 1998 and 2012. During this period there were 2,917 confirmed executions of alleged offenders.
The cash provided the Iranian regime’s security forces with 1,000 bullet-proof vests, night-vision devices, body scanners, satellite phones, computer software, sniffer dogs and specialised surveillance vehicles.