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One Person’s Story

Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January 19, 2011
Location of Killing: Karaj, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug possession

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi, son of Abdollah, along with nine others, was published on the websites of the Revolutionary Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran and ISNA (Iranian Students News Agency) on January 19, and the Kayhan newspaper on January 20, 2011, quoting the Information Base of the Revolutionary Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran.        

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on the defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial. This trial took place in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran.    

Charges

The charges against Mr. Mehdi Ahmadi were announced as "possession of 445 grams of crack."       

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.  International human rights organizations have drawn attention to reports indicating that Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for alleged drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. Scores of them were executed based on a 1989 law imposing mandatory death sentences on drug traffickers found in possession of specified amounts of proscribed narcotics (5 kg of hashish or opium, and more than 30 grams of heroin, codeine or methadone). The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of Guilt

The report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on the defendant's defense.    

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi to death and confiscation of his belongings, and the ruling was confirmed by the General Public Prosecutor’s Office. The defendant’s pardon request was denied by the Pardon Commission of the Judiciary and he was hanged in Raja’ishahr prison in Karaj on January 19, 2011.     

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