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One Person’s Story

Unknown

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: March 1, 2009
Location of Killing: Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug related offense; Unspecified offense

About this Case

The news of the execution of an unknown individual along with nine others was announced by the websites of the Iranian Students’ News Agency, ISNA, (March 2, 2009) and Kermanshah Post (March 2, 2009). Additional information regarding this execution was obtained from ISNA on February 28, 2009. The case of this unknown individual pertains to drug trafficking. According to the announcement of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Kermanshah, this unknown individual and the nine others who were executed along with him had criminal records and some of them had been lifers who, after receiving pardon and gaining their freedom, went back to working for drug cartels. However, in the report of this execution, the specific criminal record of this unknown individual is not clear.

Arrest and Detention

There is no information available on the details of this unknown individual’s arrest and detention.

Trial

According to the available information, this unknown individual was tried by one of the branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Kermanshah. However, there is no information available on the session or sessions of this unknown individual’s trial.

Charges

This unknown individual and the nine others who were executed along with him were collectively charged with “drug trafficking.” However, the details of the charges that were brought against them individually are not clear.

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 entered against this unknown individual.

Defense

There is no information available on the details of this unknown individual’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Kermanshah sentenced this unknown individual to death. According to the available information, the court rejected this unknown individual’s request for appeal due to his previous criminal record. After the verdict had been approved by the Supreme Court, this unknown individual was hanged in the presence of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Kermanshah Province on March 1, 2009. According to the available information, the head of the provincial Ministry of Justice office in Kermanshah Province, when announcing the news of this execution, also mentioned that some executions are not carried out publicly due to restrictions. There is no information available on the details of this verdict and the exact location of this execution.

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