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One Person’s Story

Jahangir Tarokh

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: March 5, 1979
Location of Killing: Qasr Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Torture; Corruption on earth

About this Case

Mr. Jahangir Tarohk is among the seven men, whose execution was reported by the Pars News Agency on March 5, 1979, and published in the Ettela’at newspaper the following day. He is also one of 438 victims listed in a March 13, 1980 Amnesty International report. The report lists defendants who were convicted by Revolutionary Tribunals in the period from their inception until 12 August 1979. The list of victims and charges is drawn from sources including translations of indictments, reports of trials carried out by local and foreign media and the bulletins of the official Pars News Agency reports.

Arrest and detention

No information is available on the defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

Based on the report, the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Iran was in session for 9 hours, deliberating seven cases, including Mr. Tarohk’s. The specific circumstances of the trial remain unknown.

Charges

Personal charges brought against Mr. Tarohk were not announced. The seven co-defendants were collectively charged with “participation in murder and massacre of innocent people.”

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.

Evidence of guilt

No information is available on the evidence presented against Mr. Tarohk.

Defense

No information is available regarding Mr. Tarohk’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Iran declared Mr. Tarohk a “corruptor on earth.” The Tribunal reached its verdict at 5 in the morning on March 5, 1979, and Mr. Jahangir Tarohk was shot by firing squad immediately.

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