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One Person’s Story

Baqer Abashian

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 30, 1980
Location of Killing: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Working with or for a foreign power; Espionage

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Baqer Abashian and another person was announced in a report by the correspondent of Pars News Agency, published in the Jomhuri Eslami daily (August 4, 1980).

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

There is no information available on the circumstances of the trial in this case.

Charges

The report mentioned that Mr. Abashian was charged with the following: “repeated border crossing on espionage missions to the mercenary country of Iraq”, “giving intelligence reports to the enemy”, “smuggling in arms and ammunitions and distributing them among anti-revolutionaries”, and “direct connection to Iraq’s intelligence service.”

Evidence of guilt

The report contains no information regarding the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Abashian’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Abadan and Khoramshahr found Mr. Abashian a “Ba’th agent” and sentenced him to death.

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