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One Person’s Story

M Kh

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 16, 2010
Location of Killing: Karun Prison, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. M. Kh., along with two others, was published on the websites of the Khuzestan Courthouse and Fars news agency on October 17, 2010, quoting the Public Relations Office of the Khuzestan Courthouse.

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 of Ahvaz.

Charges

The charges against Mr. M. Kh. were announced as “participation in buying, transportation, and possession of 525 kilograms and 450 grams of opium, 227 kilograms of opium, and 850 grams of hashish.”

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 report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defence

No information is available on the defendant’s defence.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. M. Kh. to death and the ruling was confirmed by the General Public Prosecutor. He was hanged at the Karun prison in Ahvaz on October 16, 2010.

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