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One Person’s Story

Mostafa Ghafuri Dastgerdi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: 1985
Location of Killing: Esfahan, Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Unspecified offense; Drug trafficking; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The executions of Mr. Mostafa Ghafuri Dastgerdi and another defendant were announced by the public relations office of Esfahan’s Public Prosecutor’s Office and reported in the Kayhan Daily on November 2, 1985.

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

According to this report, Mr. Ghafuri Dastgerdi “had been convicted of transporting opium weighing 3500 kg from Naeen to Mashad, Gonbad and etc. five times, dealing 14 sacks of opium weighing 124 kg after he was pardoned and released as well as accepting a bribe of 6 million rials from two imprisoned defendants.”

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. Ghafuri Dastgerdi's defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Esfahan declared Mr. Ghafuri Dastgerdi “a corruptor on earth” and sentenced him to death. Having been confirmed by the Islamic Revolution’s Supreme Court, the sentence was carried out.

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