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One Person’s Story

R. H.

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January, 2014
Location of Killing: Lorestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of two men and a woman from Delfan including Ms./Mr. R. H., a resident of the Golestaneh Village in the Kakavand District, was published on the websites of Arshnews and Delfanemrooz on January 26, 2014.

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on Ms./Mr. R. H.’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on Ms./Mr. R. H.’s trial.  

Charges

The charges against Ms./Mr. R. H. were announced as "transportation and possession of 6 kilograms of heroin."        

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 Ms./Mr. R. H.

Defense

No information is available on Ms./Mr. R. H.'s defense.    

Judgment

Ms./Mr. R. H. was hanged in Delfan in January of 2014. No specific information is available about the defendant’s execution.          

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