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One Person’s Story

Tahmasb Esfandiari

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 26, 1987
Location of Killing: Mashhad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Fatal
Charges: Drug trafficking; Espionage; Possession of arms

About this Case

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Tahmasb Esfandiari, son of Tahmasb, born in Nader village and resident of Mashad, along with four other individuals, was reported in the Kayhan newspaper on October 26, 1987.

Arrest and detention

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

Trial

There is no information regarding this trial.

Charges

According to the newspaper report, Mr. Esfandiari was charged with: “being exceedingly and continuously active in supplying and distributing drugs, participation in importing 49 bags of opium and heroin, 60 bags of opium, 20 bags of heroin, 3 guns and 340 bullets, being armed while smuggling drugs, as well as espionage for foreigners.”

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. Esfandiari’s defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Mashad declared Mr. Tahmasb Esfandiari a “corruptor on earth” and condemned him to death. The Supreme Judicial Council approved the sentence. He was executed in public at the railway station in Mashad at dawn on October 26, 1987.

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