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One Person’s Story

Hassan Mehdian

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 9, 1981
Location of Killing: Esfahan, Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Homosexual act; Counter revolutionary opinion and/or speech; Printing/distributing leaflets

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Hassan Mahdian, son of Ali, from Qaem Shahr along with three other individuals, was announced in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper on August 12, 1981.

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 other than he was tried at the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Esfahan.

Charges

Mr. Mahdian was charged with “repeated acts of sodomy” and “anti-revolutionary activities, wearing women clothing and distributing illegal leaflets.”

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. 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 his defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Eshafan condemned Mr. Hassan Mahdian to death. He was executed in Esfahan on August 9, 1981.

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