Ali Fazeli Monfared, who lived in
Ahvaz, was reportedly killed after his relatives found out he had been exempted from serving in the military due to his sexual orientation,
Fazeli Monfared had applied for the status so that he could leave the country and go to
Turkey to live with his close friend,
Aghil Bayat,
But when he received his exemption card in the mail, one of his family members found it, according to 6Rang.
Several male relatives then allegedly took Fazeli Monfared to a rural village near Ahvaz and executed him on May 4, a 6Rang executive told NBC News.