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One Person’s Story

Ahmad Zardu'i

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 21, 1980
Location of Killing: Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: War on God, God's Prophet and the deputy of the Twelfth Imam; Sedition and/ or threat to public security; Plotting to overthrow the Islamic Republic; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Ahmad Zardu'i was reported along with five others by the correspondent of the Jomhuri Eslami daily in Kermanshah (July 22, 1980).

Arrest and detention

No information is available on the circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

Based on the report, the verdict was issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Kermanshah and confirmed by the final Supreme Court of Qom.

Charges

According to the report, Mr. Zardu'i was charged with “armed uprising against the Islamic Republic of Iran and participation in terrorist operations including the explosion of Kamyaran’s Education Office.”

Evidence of guilt

The report does not contain any information about the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on the defendant’s defense.

Judgment

Mr. Zardu'i was found guilty of “corruption on earth” and “waging war against God and his prophet.” He was executed at 11 p.m.

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