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One Person’s Story

Naser Haj Aqa Jani

About

Age: 19
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam (Shi'a)
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: May 1, 1982
Location of Killing: Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic; Attempt to assassinate or assassination of state dignitaries

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Naser Haj Aqa Jani along with 10 others was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on May 3, 1982. The newspaper quoted the public relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Public Prosecutor’s Office of Mashad.

Mr. Naser Haj Aqa Jani (a supporter of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization of Iran) is also one of the 12028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine.

Further information about this case was sent to Omid via an electronic form by a person familiar with this case.

Arrest and detention

There is no available information on Mr. Haj Aqa Jani’s arrest. According to the electronic form, Mr. Haj Aqa Jani was held at the SAVAK and Vakil Abad Committees without the presence of a lawyer and was tortured during his detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

Mr. Haj Aqa Jani was charged with participating in the assassination of a group of persons (some of which whose names are mentioned and the rest are indicated as “the committed Hizbollah members in Mashad”), “being highly and continuously active in the military-political wing of the Hypocrites organization (the term used by the Islamic Republic authorities when referring to the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization or MKO), carrying out an armed attack on the governmental and revolutionary institutions, exploding homes belonging to Hizbollah members and residing in safe houses.”

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. Haj Aqa Jani’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Mashad sentenced Mr. Haj Aqa Jani to death. The sentence was carried out.

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