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One Person’s Story

B. A.

About

Nationality: Afghanistan
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 8, 2007
Location of Killing: Taybad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr./ Ms. B. A., an Afghan citizen, along with two others, was published on the website of the Khorasan newspaper on October 9, 2007, quoting the Public Relations’ Office of Khorasan Razavi Court House.      

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on the defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

This trial took place at the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mashhad. No further information is available on the defendant’s trial.   

Charges

The charge against the defendant was announced as "importing 4 kilograms of crystal."       

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. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. Scores of them were executed based on a 1989 law imposing mandatory death sentences on drug traffickers found in possession of specified amounts of proscribed narcotics (5 kg of hashish or opium, and more than 30 grams of heroin, codeine or methadone). The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of Guilt

The report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendants.

Defense

No information is available on the defendant's defense.    

Judgment

The court condemned Mr./ Ms. B. A. to death and the ruling was confirmed by the Supreme Court. He was executed in the Tayebad prison on October 8, 2007.         

 

 

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