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One Person’s Story

S A

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 7, 2010
Location of Killing: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. S. A., along with four others, was published on the websites of Fars news agency on August 7, and Khuzestan Courthouse on August 9, 2010, quoting the Public Relations Office of Khuzestan Courthouse.

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on the defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial. This trial took place at Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz in Izeh.

Charges

The charge against Mr. S. A. was announced as "smuggling 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 Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for alleged 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. Scores of them were executed based on a 1989 law imposing mandatory death sentences on drug traffickers found in possession of specified amounts of proscribed narcotics (5 kg of hashish or opium, and more than 30 grams of heroin, codeine or methadone). The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of Guilt

The evidence presented against the defendant was announced as, “possession of 72 grams of crack [cocaine].”

Defence

No information is available on the defendant's defence.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. S. A. to death and the ruling was confirmed by the General Public Prosecutor’s Office. He was hanged at Karun prison in Ahvaz on August 7, 2010.

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