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One Person’s Story

Taj Beigom Moradi

About

Age: 55
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Married

Case

Date of Killing: July 16, 2003
Location of Killing: Qasr Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Ms. Taj Beigom Moradi, along with three men, was published in the Iran newspaper on July 17, 2003.

Arrest and detention

Following a missing person report, police recovered the body of a man on January 21, 2001. Ms. Moradi, the temporary wife of the dead man, was arrested. The circumstances of her arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

The Criminal Court of Tehran tried Ms. Moradi. No information is available on her trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Ms. Moradi 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 evidence presented against Ms. Moradi was her “confession.” According to the Iran newspaper report, ten days after her arrest, she confessed that she had given the victim a sleeping pill and then killed him with a pick because of their intense dispute.

International human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its systematic use of severe torture and solitary confinement to obtain confessions from detainees and have questioned the authenticity of confessions obtained under duress.

Defense

No information is available on Ms. Moradi’s defense.

Judgment

The Criminal Court of Tehran condemned Ms. Taj Beigom Moradi to death and the Supreme Court confirmed the ruling. She was hanged at the Qasr Prison in Tehran on July 16, 2003. 

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