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One Person’s Story

Sha'nan'ali Unknown

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: May 27, 2002
Location of Killing: Hormozgan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Sha’ban’ali was published in the Iran newspaper on May 29, 2002.  

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Sha’ban’ali’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

Branch Three of the Malayer Courthouse tried Mr. Sha’ban’ali.  No information is available on his trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Sha’ban’ali was announced as “murder”. He was accused of shooting his wife and brother-in-law to death on January 15, 2002.

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 Mr. Sha’ban’ali was his “confession.”  

According to the report, the victims were attacked by Mr. Sha’ban’ali on the day his wife was following up on their divorce case around Emamzadeh Abdollah Square. His brother-in-law was shot and killed in the street and his wife died in a barrage of gunfire after she escaped to the Emamzadeh Abdollah Shrine. An elderly passerby was also shot during this incident.        

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 Mr. Sha’ban’ali’s defense.

Judgment

Branch Three of the Malayer Courthouse condemned Mr. Sha’ban’ali to death and the Supreme Court confirmed the ruling. He was hanged in public at the Emamzadeh Abdollah Square in Malayer on May 27, 2002. 

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