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One Person’s Story

Unknown

About

Nationality: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January 4, 2009
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Tohid), Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Robbery; Rape

About this Case

The news of the execution of an unknown individual along with three others was announced by the website of Irankhabar News Agency on January 5, 2009. According to the available information, this unknown individual’s case pertains to a bank robbery in Bandar Abbas in 2006.

Arrest and Detention

There is no information available on the details of this unknown individual’s arrest and detention.

Trial

There is no information available on the session or sessions of his trial.

Charges

This unknown individual and the other three defendants in this case were collectively charged with robbing a bank in Bandar Abbas as well as sedition and rape. Their initial charge was only “bank robbery,” but in the process of investigation “sedition and rape” were also added to their charges. However, there is no information available on the details of the specific charges brought against this unknown individual.

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

There is no information available on the details of the evidence entered against this unknown individual.

Defense

There is no information available on the details of this unknown individual’s defense.

Judgment

The court sentenced this unknown individual to death. This unknown individual along with three others was hanged in Bandar Abbas Central Prison on January 4, 2009.

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