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One Person’s Story

Afshin Mokhtari

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January 8, 2015
Location of Killing: Central Prison, Sanandaj, Kordestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Afshin Mokhtari along with two other persons, was announced by the website of the Campaign for Defense of Civil & Political Prisoners on January 8, 2015. 

Mr. Mokhtari was from Karaj in Alborz province and his case was related to drug offenses.

Arrest and detention

Mr. Mokhatari was in Sanandaj prison since 2010 and was taken to the solitary confinemnet on Jnauary 07, 2015.

There is no further information available on the details of his arrest and detention. 

Trial

There is no information available on the details of the session or sessions of Mr. Mokhtari’s trial. 

Charges

The charges brought against Mr. Mokhtari was announced as "drug trafficking".

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 prescribed 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. Mokhtari. 

Defense

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

Judgment

The court sentenced Mr. Afshin Mokhtari to death. Mr. Mokhtari was hanged in Sanandaj Central Prison on January 8, 2015. There is no information available on the details of this verdict.

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