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One Person’s Story

Mohsen Rahmati

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 19, 2014
Location of Killing: Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Mohsen Rahmati, along with five others, was published on the website of HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) on February 19, 2014. His case was related to a murder. 

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Rahmati’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Rahmati’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Rahmati was announced as “murder.”  

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 authorities have brought trumped-up charges, including drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences, against their opponents (including political, civil society activists, as well as unionists and ethnic and religious minorities). Each year Iranian authorities sentence to death hundreds of alleged common criminals, following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted and executed based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

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

Defense

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

Judgment

Mr. Mohsen Rahmati was hanged, along with five others, at the Gohardasht Prison yard in Karaj on February 19, 2014.  

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