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One Person’s Story

Ja'far Sohrabpur

About

Age: 36
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: 1985
Location of Killing: Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ja’far Sohrabpur was reported in the Kayhan Daily on May 12, 1985.

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. Sohrabpur was charged with “being involved in distributing narcotics, transporting 46 packages of heroin and spreading corruption on earth.”

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 of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

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

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Rasht declared Mr. Sohrabpur a corruptor on earth and sentenced him to death. Having been confirmed by the Supreme Court, the sentence was carried out by the Revolutionary Guards of the Islamic Revolution’s Committee in public.

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