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One Person’s Story

Karim Banapur

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: November 6, 1983
Location of Killing: Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Acts incompatible with chastity; Robbery; Drug trafficking; Addiction; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Karim Banapur was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on November 7, 1983.

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

Mr. Banapur was reportedly charged with “buying and using narcotics, being convicted of drug-related offences 11 times, robbery and acts incompatible with chastity.”

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 Mr. Banapur’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Hormozgan declared Mr. Banapur a corruptor on earth and sentenced him to death, based on the articles 141 and 143 in Hodud (punishment prescribed in religious law) and Qesas (law of talio). The sentence was carried out in front of the Hezbollah Ummah (community).

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