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One Person’s Story

Motaleb Farzi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 7, 1989
Location of Killing: Mianeh, Azarbaijan-e Sharqi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Motaleb Farzi was published in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper on February 8, 1989 quoting a report by the Special Office of the Supreme Judiciary Council.

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. It took place in Branch One of the Punitive Court of Tabriz.

Charges

The charge against Mr. Motaleb Farzi was announced as “murdering his sister-in-law.”

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 Mr. Farzis defense.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Motaleb Farzi to death. After the ruling was confirmed by the Supreme Court, he was executed, in public, in Mianeh (East Azabaijan province) on February 7, 1989.

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