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One Person’s Story

A. D.

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: December 31, 2014
Location of Killing: Yazd, Yazd Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. A. D. was published on the websites of the Yazd Provincial Courthouse, Fars news agency, Yazd ISNA, and Mehr news on January 2, 2015, and Kurdistan-e Azad on January 4, 2015. According to the Head of the Sentence Enforcement Office of Yazd Courthouse, Mr. A. D. was charged following the recovery of a fifty-year-old man’s body around Ardakan on September 22, 2012.   

Arrest and Detention

According to the Yazd Provincial Courthouse report, Mr. A. D. was arrested and interrogated by police less than 24 hours after the recovery of the victim’s body on September 23, 2012. He was detained for two years. However, there is no specific information about his arrest and detention.

Trial

The Provincial Criminal Court of Yazd tried Mr. A. D. No information is available on his trial. 

Charges

According to the Head of the Sentence Enforcement Office of Yazd Courthouse, the charge against Mr. A. D. was announced as "murder."       

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

The evidence against Mr. A. D. was announced as “the defendant’s confession,” during the police interrogation.

International human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its systematic use of severe torture and solitary confinement to obtain confessions from detainees and have questioned the authenticity of confessions obtained under duress.

Defense

According to the Head of the Sentence Enforcement Office of Yazd Courthouse, Mr. A. D. claimed that he did not intend to murder the victim. The murder took place after an argument and a physical confrontation.     

Judgment

The Provincial Criminal Court of Yazd condemned Mr. A. D. to death and the Supreme Court and the Head of the Judiciary confirmed the ruling. He was hanged at the Yazd Central Prison on December 31, 2014 in the morning.          

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