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One Person’s Story

Mohammad Reza Rezaee

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 6, 1983
Location of Killing: Qasr Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Drug possession

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Mohammad Reza Rezaee, along with sixteen others, was announced in a communiqué from the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran. The communiqué was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami Daily on October 8, 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. Rezaee was reportedly charged with “purchasing and distributing narcotics, possessing 2.391 kg of narcotics when arrested, confessing to selling 2 kg of heroin and several packages containing 100 and 200 gm of heroin over a period of time, and having been convicted previously several times.”

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. Rezaee's defense.

Judgment

The Anti-Narcotics Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal in Tehran declared Mr. Rezaee a corruptor on earth and sentenced him to death. Having been confirmed by the Supreme Court, the sentence was carried out at 5 a.m.

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