Another juvenile at imminent danger of execution

SCE Campaign
by SCE Campaign
15-Sep-2008
 
رحیم احمدی نوجوان در آستانه اعدام

In a letter to SCE, attorney Mohammad Mostafaei reported that another juvenile, Rahim Ahmadi is at imminent danger of execution, after his execution has been approved by Iran´s head of Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahrudi.

Rahim (20) is convicted of a murder he allegedly committed when he was 15 years old.

According to his lawyer, few judges have acknowledged that Rahim used a knife in his self defense, however Rahim was sentenced to death and his sentenced was approved by the supreme court and acknowledged by the head of judiciary.

According to Mr. Mostafaei, Rahim could be executed at any moment.

 

Another juvenile, Behnam Zare was executed in August 2008 in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz without informing his lawyer or family.

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ebi amirhosseini

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by ebi amirhosseini on

Never ending abuse & our hands are tight,feel so hopeless.

best wishes