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One Person’s Story

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: June 10, 1986
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Dastgerd), Esfahan, Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Rape; Armed robbery

About this Case

About this Case

The execution of this unnamed defendant, along with another, was reported in the Kayhan newspaper on June 17, 1986.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

There is no information regarding this trial.

Charges

According to this report, this defendant “was convicted of seven counts of armed robbery at houses and shops, arson, and raping some of the victims of robbery.”

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.

Defense

No information is available concerning this person’s defense.

Judgment

The Supreme Court approved the death sentence. This person was executed in in Esfahan prison on June 10, 1986 “in the presence of all those convicted of robbery and drug smuggling.”

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