According to the Iranian Human Rights Society, at dawn on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, political prisoner Reza Rasaei executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.
Previously, the final execution order for political prisoner Reza Rasaei sent to the judiciary’s execution enforcement by Branch 2 of the Criminal Court of Kermanshah Province. The execution of political prisoner Reza Rasaei carried out under pressure from the Ministry of Intelligence.
The victim’s family repeatedly emphasized that they do not seek retribution and that it is unclear to them whether Reza Rasaei is the actual murderer. They have stated that their consent for a reduced sentence has no effect, and one must speak with the intelligence agents of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
Brutal Torture of Political Prisoner Reza Rasaei to Extract Forced Confession
Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old Kurdish citizen from the Yarsan faith, from Sahneh in Kermanshah Province. He arrested on Friday, November 24, 2022, in Karaj on charges of murdering Nader Birami. Nader Birami the head of the IRGC Intelligence Service in Sahneh. He subsequently transferred to the Kermanshah Intelligence Detention Center.
After the interrogation ended, he moved to Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah. However, after some time, he transferred along with several other detainees from the memorial ceremony of Seyed Khalil Alinejad from Dizelabad Prison to the Kermanshah Intelligence Detention Center, where they subjected to pressure and interrogation for 21 days.
During court sessions, political prisoner Reza Rasaei repeatedly denied the charges against him, stating that he was tortured and threatened with rape in the Sahneh Intelligence Detention Center and forced to make self-incriminating confessions under these conditions.
The judge’s reliance on these “forced confessions obtained from Mr. Rasaei during the interrogation” played a significant role in his conviction and subsequent death sentence.
Killing of the IRGC Intelligence Chief by Unknown Assailants
Nader Birami, the head of the IRGC Intelligence Department in Sahneh, actively involved in the suppression of youth and protesters. On Saturday, November 18, 2022. He personally participated in the crackdown on protesters attending the memorial ceremony of Seyed Khalil Alinejad. Seyed Khalil Alinejad was a Kurdish musician and singer who was mysteriously murdered in 2021.
Reza Rasaei and the Persecution of the Yarsan Religious Minority in Iran
Reza Rasaei is a member of the Yarsan religious minority in Iran. Over the past four decades, this minority group has consistently faced repression and arrests by security forces.
Contradiction of the Death Penalty with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as an important international document, guarantees the fundamental rights of all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth, or any other status.
Article 3 of this Declaration explicitly states: “Everyone has the right to life. This right shall not arbitrarily deprived except pursuant to a final judgment rendered by a competent court in accordance with the law.”
The death penalty, as the highest form of punishment, directly contradicts this article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights because:
**Right to Life: ** The right to life considered a fundamental and inalienable right. The death penalty deprives individuals of this right.
**Irreversibility: ** Once the death penalty carried out, any judicial errors cannot be rectified.
**Torture and Inhumane Treatment: ** Some methods of executing the death penalty are considered torture and inhumane treatment. Which themselves contradict the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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