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One Person’s Story

Ma’sum Ali Miri

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 14, 2015
Location of Killing: Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug related offense

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Masum Ali Miri, along with at least 42 other individuals, was announced by the website of Iran Human Rights on April 16, 2015. This pertains to crimes connected to illegal drugs.

Arrest and detention

There is no information available on the details of Mr. Ali Miri’s arrest and detention.

Trial

There is no information available on the details of the session or sessions of Mr. Ali Miri’s trial.

Charges

According to available information, the court charged Mr. Ali Miri with “crimes connected to illegal drugs.” However, there is no information available on the details of the charges brought against Mr. Ali Miri.

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 authorities have brought trumped-up charges, including drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences, against their opponents (including political, civil society activists, as well as unionists and ethnic and religious minorities). 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

There is no information available on the details of the evidence of guilt entered against Mr. Ali Miri.

Defense

There is no information available on the details of Mr. Ali Miri’s defense.

Judgment

The court sentenced Mr. Masum Ali Miri to death. He was hanged, along with 10 other defendants, in Karaj’s Ghezel Hesar Prison on April 14, 2015.

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