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One Person’s Story

Ali Asadi

About

Age: 58
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 25, 1986
Location of Killing: Shahrebani (police) Prison, Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ali Asadi, son of Ali Reza, along with three others, was reported in the Kayhan newspaper on February 25, 1986.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on the trial other than Mr. Asadi was tried at the Penal Court of Qom.

Charges

According to this report, Mr. Asadi was charged with murder.

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 does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

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

Judgment

The Penal Court of Qom sentenced Mr. Asadi to death. The Supreme Court and the Supreme Judicial Council approved the sentence. He was hanged in a police department in Qom by the victim’s next of kin (avengers of blood) in the presence of the judicial officials and the law enforcement forces in the morning of February 25, 1986.

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