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One Person’s Story

Hossein Zadegan Eskandar

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January 6, 2016
Location of Killing: Central Prison, Tabriz, Azarbaijan-e Sharqi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug related offense

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Hossein Zadegan Eskandar, along with four other individuals, was announced by the website of Human Rights Defenders’ Association of Kurdistan (January 6, 2006). Mr. Zadegan Eskandar’s case and those of his wife and nephew pertain to crimes connected to narcotics.

Arrest and detention

Mr. Zadegan Eskandar was imprisoned in Ward 15 of Tabriz Central Prison. However, there is no information available on the details of his arrest and detention.

Trial

Mr. Zadegan Eskandar went on trial in East Azarbaijan Province. However, there is no information available on the details of the session or sessions of his trial.

Charges

Mr. Zadegan Eskandar was charged with “crimes connected to 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 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). 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

There is no information available on the details of the evidence of guilt entered against Mr. Zadegan Eskandar.

Defense

There is no information available on the details of Mr. Zadegan Eskandar’s defense.

Judgment

Mr. Hossein Zadegan Eskandar was sentenced to death. He was hanged, along with his wife, nephew and another individual, in the courtyard of Tabriz Central Prison on Wednesday, January 6, 2006.

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