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One Person’s Story

Qasem Puladkhah

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 7, 1984
Location of Killing: Qezelhesar Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Drug possession

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Qasem Puladkhah, along with 24 others, was announced in a communiqué by the public relations of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran. The communiqué was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on August 8, 1984.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

According to this communiqué, Mr. Puladkhah was charged with “being consistently and actively involved in the supply and distribution of narcotics, possessing 9.880 kg of hashish when arrested, dealing 20.500 kg of hashish at three different times, organizing a drug-trafficking gang and having a criminal record for supplying and distributing narcotics.”

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. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

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

Judgment

The Anti-Narcotics Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal declared Mr. Puladkhah a corruptor on earth and sentenced him to death. Having been confirmed by the Supreme Court, the sentence was carried out in prison at dawn.

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