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One Person’s Story

Tayeb Sheikhnejad Mokri

About

Age: 28
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 23, 2018
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Darya), Orumieh, Azarbaijan-e Gharbi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Tayeb Sheikhnejad‌ Mokri, son of Mohammad, along with three other people, was reported by HRANA Website, the Human rights Activists News Agency, Kordpa News Agency, Iran Human Rights, and Kurdistan Human Rights Network (April 23, 2018).  This execution was not reported by the official news agencies. 

Mr. Sheikhnejad‌ was from PiranShahr, and he lived in Oshnovieh.  His case was related to a murder that happened in 2013.  

Arrest and detention

Mr. Sheikhnejad‌ spent six years in prison.  He was transferred from Section 2-3 to solitary confinement on April 22, 2018.  The circumstances of his arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Sheikhnejad‌’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Sheikhnejad‌ was “murder in the first degree”.

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). 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 and executed 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. Sheikhnejad‌’s defense.

Judgment

Mr. Tayeb Sheikhnejad‌ was sentenced to death by hanging.  He and three other people were executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh on Monday, April 23, 2018.

Mr. Sheikhnejad‌’s memorial service was held in Tajeddin Abad Mosque in the town of Oshnovieh.

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