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One Person’s Story

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 15, 1982
Location of Killing: Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Sexual Offense

About this Case

The execution of this unnamed person, along with two others, was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on April 17, 1982.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

This unnamed person was charged with “committing acts incompatible with chastity”.

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 validity of the criminal charges brought against these defendants cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial. 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 this unnamed person's defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Shirvan sentenced this unnamed person to death . The sentence was carried out.

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