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One Person’s Story

Darab Asgari

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: January 28, 1985
Location of Killing: Qasr Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Drug possession

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Darab Asgari, son of Asgar, along with 24 others, was reported in the Kayhan daily on January 28, 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, other than Mr. Asgari was tried at one of the tribunals of the Islamic Revolutionary Prosecution Office to combat Drugs in Tehran.

Charges

According to this report, Mr. Asgari and two other individuals were collectively charged with “being greatly and continuously active in supplying and distributing narcotics… storing 13 kg opium and selling it, supplying 38 kg of opium and selling it.”

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. 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 states that “9.397 kg of opium was recovered” from Mr. Asgari and his two co-defendants. According to this report, Mr. Asgari had four previous convictions.

Defense

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

Judgment

One of the tribunals of the Islamic Revolutionary Prosecution Office to combat Drugs in Tehran sentenced Mr. Asgari to death and the Supreme Court approved the verdict. Mr. Darab Asgari and 24 other individuals were hanged at Qasr prison in Tehran on January 28, 1985.

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