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One Person’s Story

Ebrahim Hekmat

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 7, 1980
Location of Killing: Baneh, Kordestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Corruption on earth; Association with the Shah's idolatrous regime; Collaborating with the political police SAVAK; Armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ebrahim Hekmat was reported by the correspondent of the Jomhuri Eslami daily in Baneh, Kordestan (August 24, 1980).

Arrest and detention

There is no information available on the circumstances of Mr. Hekmat’s arrest and detention in this report.

Trial

The report provided no information on Mr. Hekmat’s trial.

Charges

Based on the report, the charges against the defendant, described as “pseudo-cleric”, were “membership in SAVAK [Sazman e Amniat Va Ettela'at e Keshvar: Shah's political police]”, “strengthening the wretched Pahlavi regime”, and “armed revolt against the Islamic Republic.”

Evidence of guilt

There is no information available on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information on the accused’s defense is available.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Baneh declared Mr. Hekmat a “corruptor on earth.” He was executed on the day of his trial.

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