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One Person’s Story

Seyed Hossein Hosseini

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 22, 1984
Location of Killing: Evin Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Drug trafficking; Rape; Possession of arms; Assault and battery

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Seyed Hossein Hosseini, son of Seyed Ja’far, along with his brother, Seyed Ata, was announced in a communiqué of the Public Relations department of the Islamic Revolutionary Public Prosecutor’s office and published in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper on August 23, 1984. Their other brother, Seyed Morteza Hossein Hosseini was condemned to life imprisonment.

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 the report, Mr. Hosseini was charged with “terrorizing and intimidating people, endangering public safety, drug dealing, drawing a sword, blackmailing, repeated assault and battery, possessing and drawing weapons, rape, and kidnapping.”

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. 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. Hosseini’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced Mr. Seyed Hossein Hosseini to death. He was executed at Evin prison on August 22, 1984.

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