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One Person’s Story

Ali Reza Sargazi

About

Age: 30
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: May 16, 2007
Location of Killing: Bam, Kerman Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug possession

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Alireza Sargazi was published on the website of ISNA(Iranian Students News Agency) on May 16, 2007.      

Arrest and Detention

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

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.     

Charges

The charge against Mr. Alireza Sargazi was announced as "possession of 6 kilograms and 800 grams of heroin."       

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 defendant.

Defence

No information is available on the defendant's defence.    

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Alireza Sargazi to death and he was hanged in public at the Zahedi Square in Baravat, Bam, on May 16, 2007.          

 

 

 

  

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