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One Person’s Story

Seyed Reza Edalat

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 11, 1983
Location of Killing: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Seyed Reza Edalat, along with seven others, was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on August 11, 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. Edalat was reportedly charged with “being persistently active in the supply and distribution of heroin, confessing to buying 600 gm of heroin and selling it in the packages containing 50 gm each and having a long history of drug dealing.” According to this report, “he had worked in close collaboration with the well-known international traffickers- some of whom already executed- and established smuggling gangs.”

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 Mr. Edalat’s defense.

Judgment

The Anti-Narcotics Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office sentenced Mr. Edalat to death. The sentence was carried out.

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