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One Person’s Story

Unknown

About

Nationality: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: March, 2002
Location of Killing: Gonabad, Khorasan\Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of an unknown person was published on the website of Khorasan newspaper on March 10, 2002. He was from Kakhk, Gonabad, in Khorasan-e Razavi province.  

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of the defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

The Gonabad Courthouse tried this defendant. No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against the defendant was announced as “murder.” According to the report, he killed a person with a knife during a fight a year earlier [2001].  

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 did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant. 

Defense

No information is available on the defendant’s defense.

Judgment

A court condemned the defendant to death. After the ruling was confirmed by the judiciary, he was hanged in the presence of the victim’s family in Gonabad in March of 2002. 

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