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One Person’s Story

B. N.

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: November 13, 2014
Location of Killing: Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Ms./Mr. B. N. was published on the official website of Hormozgan courthouse on November 16, 2014. According to the Public Relations Office of the Hormozgan Courthouse, Ms./Mr. B. N. had a previous record and was in Jiroft Prison for participation in an altercation.

According to the existing information, this case was related to a fight resulted in the death of an individual named M. B. at the Ashkar Village near Hajiabad in the Hormozgan province in November of 2007.

Arrest and detention

According to the Public Relations Office of the Hormozgan Courthouse, while Ms./Mr. B. N. was serving her/his previous sentence in the Jiroft Prison, she/he was taken and transferred to Hajiabad. There is no specific information on the arrest and detention.

Trial

Branch One of the Criminal Court in Hormozgan tried Ms./Mr. B. No information is available on this trial. 

Charges

According to the Public Relations Office of the Hormozgan Courthouse, the charge against Ms./Mr. B. N. was announced as "murder."  

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.    

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against Ms./Mr. B. N.      

Defense

No information is available on Ms./Mr. B. N.’s defense.

Judgment

According to the Public Relations Office of the Hormozgan Courthouse, Branch One of the Hormozgan Criminal Courthouse condemned Ms./Mr. B. N. to death and Branch 15 of the Supreme Court and the Head of the judiciary confirmed the ruling. In the wake of discontentment of the victim’s family, Ms./Mr. B. N. was hanged in the presence of the victim’s family at the Bandar Abbas Prison on Thursday November 13, 2014 in the morning. 

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