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One Person’s Story

Nazar B

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: April 17, 2010
Location of Killing: Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking; Drug possession

About this Case

News of the conviction and execution of Mr. Nazar B., along with four others, was published on the website of Kerman Courthouse on January 23 and April 17, 2010.

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on the defendant’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial. This trial took place at the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Kerman.

Charges

The charges against Mr. Nazar B. were announced as "participation in transportation and possession of opium and morphine."

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 Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for alleged 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. Scores of them were executed based on a 1989 law imposing mandatory death sentences on drug traffickers found in possession of specified amounts of proscribed narcotics (5 kg of hashish or opium, and more than 30 grams of heroin, codeine or methadone). The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of Guilt

The evidence presented against the defendant and two others was collectively announced as "possession of 595 kilograms of opium and 106 kilograms of morphine."

Defence

No information is available on the defendant's defence.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Nazar B. to death and he was hanged in the Kerman prison on April 17, 2010.

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