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One Person’s Story

Morteza Balujani

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 24, 1987
Location of Killing: Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Corruption on earth

About this Case

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Morteza Balujani, along with two others, was announced by the public relations of the Anti-Narcotic Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and reported in the Kayhan daily on October 25, 1987.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Balujani’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

There is no information regarding this trial.

Charges

According to this report, Mr. Balujani was charged with “being continuously active in heroin dealing since 1971, being convicted of drug smuggling and murder several times, transporting a considerable amount of heroin in 1.5 kg packages and distributing it in smaller ones.”

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

No information is available concerning the evidence presented against the accused.

Defense

No information is available concerning Mr. Balujani's defense.

Judgment

Mr. Balujani was declared a corruptor on earth and was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out in public in the afternoon. No information is available about the court which issued the death sentence in this communiqué.

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