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One Person’s Story

Mohammad Zohrehvand

About

Age: 26
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: May, 2007
Location of Killing: Torbat-e Heydarieh, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Mohammad Zohrehvand was published on the website of the Khorasan newspaper on May 19, 2007.         

Arrest and Detention

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

Trial

This trial took place at Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Torbat-e-Heidariyeh. No further information is available about Mr. Zohrehvand’s trial.    

Charges

The charges against Mr. Mohammad Zohrehvand were announced as "transportation and possession of 15 kilograms of heroin."       

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 Mr. Zohrehvand.

Defense

No information is available on the defendant's defense.    

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Mohammad Zohrehvand to death and the Chief Public Prosecutor confirmed the ruling. He was hanged in the presence of the judge in the Torbat-e-Heidariyeh prison yard in May of 2007. The exact date of this execution is unknown.

Mr. Mohammad Zohrehvand was 26 years old.            

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