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One Person’s Story

Seyyed Morad Garavand

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 19, 1980
Location of Killing: Bayazid Crossroad, Khoramabad, Lorestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Robbery; Murder; War on God, God's Prophet and the deputy of the Twelfth Imam; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Seyyed Morad Garavand and two others was announced by the Operation Commander of Khoramabad’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (Pasdaran) to Pars News Agency. The Jomhuri Eslami daily published the report (August 19, 1980).

Arrest and detention

There is no information available on Mr. Garavand’s arrest and detention.

Trial

The report does not provide any information on Mr. Garavand’s trial.

Charges

Based on the report, the defendant was charged with “armed robbery on Gardaneh Kuhdasht road and participation in the murder of one of Khoramabad’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards”.

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’s authorities have brought trumped up charges against their political opponents and executed them for drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. The validity of the criminal charges brought against defendants cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial. The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

The report did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information on the accused’s defense is available.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Khoramabad declared Mr. Garavand a “corruptor on earth” and an “enemy of God” and sentenced him to death. The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of the Center (Tehran) confirmed the verdict, and the defendant was hanged at the Bayazdid crossroad at dawn.

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