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One Person’s Story

Yusef Arab

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 19, 1980
Location of Killing: Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Yusef Arab and 4 others was reported by the correspondent of the Jomhuri Eslami daily in Mashhad (August 20, 1980).

Arrest and detention

There is no information available on Mr. Arab’s arrest and detention in this report.

Trial

Mr. Arab was tried along with 6 others by the religious judge at the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Mashhad. The report provides no specific information about the trial.

Charges

Based on the report, the defendant was charged with “carrying and distributing drugs”, “smuggling heroin from Afghanistan and distributing it”, and “carrying arms illegally.”

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. The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

No specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant is provided in the report.

Defense

No information on the accused’s defense is available.

Judgment

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

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