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One Person’s Story

Haj Reza Aliqoli

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 14, 1980
Location of Killing: Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Drug related offense

About this Case

The execution of Haj Reza Aliqoli was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily (August 16, 1980).

Arrest and detention

No information is available on the circumstances of Mr. Aliqoli’s arrest and detention.

Trial

The Eastern Special Court for Drugs and Narcotics met in Mashad to examine Mr. Aliqoli’s case. No specific information about the circumstances of trial is available in the report.

Charges

The defendant was charged with “carrying 25 kilograms of opium.”

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’s authorities have brought trumped up charges against their political opponents and executed them for drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown

Evidence of guilt

The report does not provide any information on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information on the accused’s defense is available.

Judgment

The Eastern Special Court for Drugs and Narcotics sentenced Mr. Aliqoli to death, and he was executed.

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