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Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Ali Hezbavi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 24, 1980
Location of Killing: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ali Hezbavi and three others was reported by the correspondent of the Ettela’at daily in Ahvaz (February 24, 1980). Additional information has been drawn from an electronic form sent to Omid by an individual familiar with this case. According to this form, he was a member of Jebhat-o-ttahrir-ol Ahwaz.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

No specific information about Mr. Hezbavi’s trial is provided in the report.

Charges

According to the report, the defendant’s charges were as follows: “illegal border crossing between Iran and Iraq,” “smuggling ammunitions such as bombs, Kalashnikov guns, bullets, and black powder for fuse bombs,” “participation in plotting the explosion of Daghagheleh’s electricity transformers to cut off Khuzestan’s electricity and facilitate an armed threat to the Sahra committee,” and “participation in the explosion of Vis oil pipe.”

Evidence of guilt

The report provides no information regarding the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on the defense.

Judgment

Based on the report, the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Ahvaz sentenced Mr. Hazbavi to death. The sentence was immediately carried out.

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