Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

https://www.iranrights.org
Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Bijan Janati

About

Age: 28
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: September 13, 1982
Location of Killing: Sanandaj, Kordestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting

About this Case

The news of the execution of Mr. Bijan Janati, along with seventeen others, was published in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on September 18, 1982.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

According to this report, Mr. Janati and other defendants were collectively charged with “collaboration with the counter-revolutionary grouplets who are enemies of God, activities against the Islamic Republic, attacking the fellow members of the police and military forces, trading weapons, extortion, committing the hideous act of sodomy, drug dealing and having relations with the members of the infidel Baas party.” There is no mention of the specific charges against the defendant.

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.

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. Janati’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Sanandaj declared Mr. Janati an enemy of God and a corruptor and sentenced him to death. The sentence was carried out.

Correct/ Complete This Entry