{"id":3538525,"date":"2008-08-15T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T12:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/?p=3538525"},"modified":"2023-04-13T05:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:16:12","slug":"amnesty-international-urgent-call-amir-amrollahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/2008\/08\/15\/amnesty-international-urgent-call-amir-amrollahi\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International URGENT CALL – Amir Amrollahi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PUBLIC  AI Index: MDE 13\/114\/2008 
\n  15 August 2008<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Further Information on UA 15\/08 (MDE 13\/009\/2008, 18 January 2008) Death Penalty\/imminent execution\/unfair trial<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRAN  Amir Amrollahi (m), aged 17 or 18
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Juvenile offender Amir Amrollahi’s death sentence received final approval from the Head of the Judiciary earlier this month, and judicial officials in Shiraz province have been asked to prepare to carry out his execution. He was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 16 years old.<\/font><\/p>\n

The murder took place in November 2006 during a fight with another boy, who was fatally stabbed. According to his lawyer, who took up his case this year, Amir Amrollahi ran off in a panic after stabbing the boy, who he thought was about to attack him. Medical help did not arrive for half an hour, by which time it was too late. Amir Amrollahi told his father what had happened, the same day, and later presented himself to the police.<\/font><\/p>\n

His family could not afford adequate legal representation at his trial. According to his new lawyer, the court did not hear that the killing had been unintentional, or that he was prescribed heavy doses of sedatives while in prison awaiting trial. His mental state at the time of the trial was not properly considered.<\/font><\/p>\n

On 6 August 2007, Branch 5 of Fars province criminal court sentenced him to death, although one of the court advisors had expressed concern about his age and his ability to understand and recognise what was going on. The sentence was upheld by Branch 27 of Supreme Court on 11 October.<\/font><\/p>\n

BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/font><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n

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The execution of juvenile offenders is prohibited by international law. Since 1990 Iran has executed at least 35 juvenile offenders, eight of them in 2007 and four in 2008.<\/font><\/p>\n

The family of a murder victim have the right either to insist on execution, or to pardon the killer and receive financial compensation. A convicted murderer has no right to seek pardon or commutation from the state, in violation of Article 6(4) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a state party.<\/font><\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED ACTION:<\/strong> Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, Arabic, English or your own language:
\n– calling on the authorities to halt the execution of Amir Amrollahi immediately;
\n– expressing concern that he was sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was under 18;
\n– calling on the authorities to commute his death sentence;
\n– reminding the authorities that Iran is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibit the use of the death penalty against people convicted of crimes committed when they were under 18;
\n– urging the authorities to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty for offences committed by people under the age of 18, so bringing Iran\u2019s domestic law in line with its obligations under international law.<\/font><\/p>\n

APPEALS TO:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of the Judiciary
\nAyatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
\nHowzeh Riyasat-e Qoveh Qazaiyeh \/ Office of the Head of the Judiciary
\nPasteur St., Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhouri, Tehran 1316814737, Islamic Republic of Iran
\nEmail:  <\/font>info@dadgostary-tehran.ir<\/font><\/a> (In subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi)
\nSalutation:  Your Excellency<\/font><\/p>\n

\nLeader of the Islamic Republic
\nHis Excellency Ayatollah Sayed \u2018Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader
\nIslamic Republic Street – Shahid Keshvar Doust Street
\nTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
\nEmail: <\/font>info@leader.ir<\/font><\/a>
\nSalutation:  Your Excellency<\/font><\/p>\n

\nCOPIES TO:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

President
\nHis Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
\nThe Presidency
\nPalestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection
\nTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
\nFax:   +98 21 6 649 5880
\nEmail:   <\/font>dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir<\/font><\/a>
\n(via website)<\/font> http:\/\/www.president.ir\/email\/<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n

Director, Human Rights Headquarters of Iran
\nHis Excellency Mohammad Javad Larijani
\nC\/o Office of the Deputy for International Affairs
\nMinistry of Justice,
\nMinistry of Justice Building, Panzdah-Khordad (Ark) Square,
\nTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
\nFax:   +98 21 5 537 8827 (please keep trying)<\/font><\/p>\n

\nand to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to your country.<\/font><\/p>\n

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if sending appeals after 26 September 2008.
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PUBLIC  AI Index: MDE 13\/114\/2008 
\n  15 August 2008<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Further Information on UA 15\/08 (MDE 13\/009\/2008, 18 January 2008) Death Penalty\/imminent execution\/unfair trial<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRAN  Amir Amrollahi (m), aged 17 or 18
<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Juvenile offender Amir Amrollahi’s death sentence received final approval from the Head of the Judiciary earlier this month, and judicial officials in Shiraz province have been asked to prepare to carry out his execution. He was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 16 years old.<\/font><\/p>\n

The murder took place in November 2006 during a fight with another boy, who was fatally stabbed. According to his lawyer, who took up his case this year, Amir Amrollahi ran off in a panic after stabbing the boy, who he thought was about to attack him. Medical help did not arrive for half an hour, by which time it was too late. Amir Amrollahi told his father what had happened, the same day, and later presented himself to the police.<\/font><\/p>\n

His family could not afford adequate legal representation at his trial. According to his new lawyer, the court did not hear that the killing had been unintentional, or that he was prescribed heavy doses of sedatives while in prison awaiting trial. His mental state at the time of the trial was not properly considered.<\/font><\/p>\n

On 6 August 2007, Branch 5 of Fars province criminal court sentenced him to death, although one of the court advisors had expressed concern about his age and his ability to understand and recognise what was going on. The sentence was upheld by Branch 27 of Supreme Court on 11 October.<\/font><\/p>\n

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