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One Person’s Story

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: Unknown
Location of Killing: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Armed robbery

About this Case

The execution of this unnamed individual and 5 others referred to as members of “The Handbag Snatchers Group” was mentioned in a news piece regarding 7 of their collaborators who received various sentences, from lashes to imprisonment, from the 31st Branch of Tehran’s Appeal Court. The news was reported by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and published in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper (June 9, 2002).

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

Based on the report, the 6 defendants were collectively charged with “forming a criminal group and armed robbery and handbag snatching.” The personal charges of this defendant were not specified.

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. 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 of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on the defense.

Judgment

The defendant was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out after “legal procedures” and confirmation by the Supreme Court. The date of the execution is not known.

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