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One Person’s Story

Hassan Baraki

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 9, 1997
Location of Killing: Zahedan, Sistan Va Baluchestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Robbery

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Hassan Baraki and another individual was announced on the website of the Hamshahri newspaper on April 10, 1997.

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 other than he was tried at the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Zahedan.

Charges

The charges against Mr. Hassan Baraki were announced as “smuggling, robbery, and armed resistance against the security forces that resulted in the death of the military commander of the Konarak company.”

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 Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for alleged drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Each year Iranian authorities sentence to death hundreds of alleged common criminals, 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 his defense.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Hassan Baraki to death and, after the ruling was confirmed by the Supreme Court, he was executed on April 9, 1997.

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