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Iranian JUVENILE faces execution on 16 JULY |
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The execution of 20-year-old Mohammad Reza Haddadi has been scheduled in the city of |
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On 27 May, the Head of the Judiciary had halted the execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi, which was scheduled to take place that day in Adelabad prison in Shiraz. The Head of the Judiciary had ordered Branch 17 of the Supreme Court to conduct a review of the case. However, in an interview with the Iranian daily newspaper Sarmayeh, Mohammad Reza Haddadi’s brother said that since the review was ordered, although no trial sessions have been held, the execution was nevertheless scheduled for 16 July. Mohammad Reza Haddadi was sentenced to death in 2004 for a murder he allegedly committed when he was 15. He confessed to the murder, but retracted the confession during his trial, saying he had claimed responsibility for the killing only because his two co-defendants had offered to give his family money if he did so. During the trial he said that he had not taken part in the murder. His co-defendants later supported Mohammad Reza Haddadi’s claims of innocence, and withdrew their testimony that had implicated him. They were both over 18 at the time of the crime and received prison sentences. Mohammad Reza Haddadi’s death sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court in July 2005. He was first scheduled for execution in October 2008, but it was stayed on the order of the Head of the Judiciary. |
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PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Persian, Arabic, English, French or your own language: n calling on the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi immediately, and commute his death sentence; n reminding the authorities that Iran is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which prohibit the use of the death penalty against people convicted of crimes committed when they were under 18.
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PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 16 JULY 2009 TO: |
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Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader Islamic Republic Street – End of Shahid Keshvar Doust Street Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Email: info_leader@leader.ir via website: http://www.leader.ir/langs/en/index.php?p=letter (English) http://www.leader.ir/langs/fa/index.php?p=letter(Persian) Salutation: Your Excellency |
Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi c/o Director, Judiciary Public Relations and Information Office Ardeshir Sadiq Judiciary Public Relations and Information Office No. 57, Pasteur St., corner of Khosh Zaban Avenue Tehran, Iran Email: info@dadiran.ir (In the subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi) Salutation: Your Excellency |
And copies to: Judiciary spokesperson Alireza Jamshidi Howzeh Riyasat-e Qoveh Qazaiyeh / Office of the Head of the Judiciary Pasteur St, Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhuri Tehran 1316814737, Iran Email: info@a-jamshidi.ir Salutation: Dear Sir |
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Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. |
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