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One Person’s Story

Shahram Shaterabadi

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: September 8, 2003
Location of Killing: Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Shahram Shaterabadi, along with another person, was published in the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper on September 9, 2003. His case and the case of another person were related to the murder of a taxi driver. 

Arrest and detention

Mr. Shaterabadi was identified by the victim’s father while driving the victim’s stolen car several days after the committed crime in 2001. He was arrested by police, along with another person. He was detained for two years. The circumstances of his arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

The Public Court in Kamyaran tried Mr. Shaterabadi. No information is available on his trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Shaterabadi 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 did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against Mr. Shaterabadi.

Defense

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

Judgment

The Public Court in Kamyaran condemned Mr. Shahram Shaterabadi to death, two years imprisonment, and 74 lashes, and to 80 lashes for drinking alcoholic beverages. The judicial authorities confirmed the ruling. He was hanged, along with the other defendant, in public at the victim’s work location in Kermanshah on September 8, 2003, after his lash ruling was carried out.   

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