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One Person’s Story

Naser A.

About

Age: 38
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: September 16, 2003
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Dastgerd), Esfahan, Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder
Age at time of alleged offense: 32

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Naser A. was published in the Ettela’at newspaper on September 16, 2003, and in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper on September 17, 2003. His case was related to the murder of his cousin in 1997.   

Arrest and detention

Mr. Naser A. was arrested in 1997 and was detained for six years (Ettela’at newspaper). The circumstances of his arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

A court tried Mr. Naser A. in Esfahan in 2000. No information is available on his trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Naser A. was announced as “murder.” According to the existing information, he had shot to death his cousin with a combat weapon.   

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 report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against Mr. Naser A.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Naser A.’s defense.

Judgment

A court condemned Mr. Naser A. to death in 2000. The Supreme Court confirmed the ruling on June 1, 2003. He was hanged in Esfahan Central Prison on September 16, 2003. The defendant’s uncle put the cord around his neck. Social workers in Esfahan Central Prison had gone to the victim’s house to get his family’s pardon 15 times without success. 

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