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One Person’s Story

Alireza Hamed

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 25, 1980
Location of Killing: Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Homosexual act; Sexual Offense; Robbery

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Alireza Hamed was reported by the correspondent of the Jomhuri Eslami daily in Mashhad (July 29, 1980).

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are unknown.

Trial

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

Charges

Based on the report, the defendant was charged with “participation in armed robbery along with harassment and sexual assault to boys and girls” as well as “being sodomized.”

The validity of the criminal charges brought against these defendants 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 did not contain any information regarding the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on the defendant’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Mashhad sentenced Mr. Hamed to death to death. He was executed at dawn.

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