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One Person’s Story

Ahmad Bushi

About

Age: 34
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 29, 1983
Location of Killing: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unspecified anti-revolutionary offense

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ahmad Bushi, along with seven others, was announced in a communiqué by the public relations department of the Army’s Public Prosecutor’s Office. The communiqué was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami Daily on July 31, 1983. Mr. Bushi is also one of the 12028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine.

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

Mr. Bushi was reported to be charged with participation in “the escape conspiracy of President Banisadr.”

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. Bushi's defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of the Army sentenced Mr. Bushi to death. Having been confirmed by the Islamic Revolution’s Supreme Tribunal of Qom, the sentence was carried out on the anniversary of the escape of the former President Banisadr.

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