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One Person’s Story

Maliheh Siahpush

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 29, 1980
Location of Killing: Tabriz, Azarbaijan-e Sharqi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

The execution of Ms. Maliheh Siahpush and three other people was reported by the correspondent of the Jomhuri Eslami daily in Tabriz (July 30, 1980).

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

Ms. Siahpush was tried at the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Tabriz on July 29, 1980. No information is available on the circumstances of the trial.

Charges

Based on the report, Ms. Siahpush was charged with drug dealing.

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’s authorities have brought trumped up charges against their political opponents and executed them for drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death 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 of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Ms. Siahpush’s defense.

Judgment

Ms. Siahpush was sentenced to death. She was executed at dawn, within hours from her trial.

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