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One Person’s Story

Mohammad Sanchuli

About

Age: 22
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 26, 2016
Location of Killing: Zahedan Prison, Zahedan, Sistan Va Baluchestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder
Age at time of alleged offense: 17

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Mohammad Sanchuli along with two others was published on the websites of the Human Rights Activists News Agency (April 27, 2016) and Edaalatnews (April 28, 2016.) He was only 17 years old when arrested.

International laws have strictly prohibited capital punishment against those who were under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime. As a party to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Iran has the obligation to avoid capital punishment for an offence committed before the age of eighteen.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Sanchuli’s arrest and detention are not known except that he was arrested when he was 17 years old and he was detained in the Youth Section of Zahedan Central Prison for five years.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Sanchuli’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Sanchuli was announced as “murder.” No information is available on his charges.

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 the Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges, including drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences, against their opponents (including political, civil society activists, as well as unionists and ethnic and religious minorities). Each year Iranian authorities sentence to death hundreds of alleged common criminals, following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted and executed 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 Mr. Sanchuli.

Defense

Mr. Sanchuli was younger than 18 when the incident occurred. No information is available on his defense.

Judgment

Mr. Mohammad Sanchuli was hanged, along with two others, at the Zahedan Central Prison on April 26, 2016 at 7 a.m. No specific information is available about this execution.

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