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One Person’s Story

Khalil Abdali

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 12, 2015
Location of Killing: Orumieh, Azarbaijan-e Gharbi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Khalil Abdali, son of Kamel, was published on the website of Kurdpa, the Kurdistan Press Agency, on October 12, 2015. He was a Kurdish citizen.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Abdali’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Abdali’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Abdali was “dealing narcotics.” No detailed information is available on his charge.

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 the Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges, including drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences, against their opponents (including political, civil society activists, as well as unionists and ethnic and religious minorities). 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 does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against Mr. Abdali.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Abdali’s defense.

Judgment

The court condemned Mr. Khalil Abdali to death and the Supreme Court confirmed the ruling. He was hanged at the Darya Prison yard in Orumieh on October 12, 2015 at dawn. No specific information is available about his execution.

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