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One Person’s Story

Amir Qasemi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: March 2, 1982
Location of Killing: Qasr Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Amir Qasemi, along with twenty others, was announced by the public relations of the Anti-Narcotic section of the Islamic Republic Public Prosecution Office and reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on March 3, 1982.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

According to this report, Mr. Qasemi was “a repeat drug trafficker charged with being continuously involved in drug dealing for which he had been convicted 8 times.”

The validity of the criminal charges brought against defendants 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 of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Qasemi’s defense.

Judgment

The Anti-Narcotics Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office sentenced Mr. Qasemi to death. Having been confirmed by the Supreme Judicial Council, the sentence was carried out. According to this communiqué, he was sentenced to life imprisonment during the previous regime and was a fugitive after the victory of the revolution, but became active once again. He was also pardoned several times.

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