Monday 9 January 2012

Prisoner Record Created: Amir Mirzaei Hekmati

Name: Amir Mirzaei Hekmati

Gender: Male
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Evin

Notes: US Marine and linguistics specialist arrested on a visit to Iran. Has dual US-Iranian citizenship but IRI does not recognize dual nationality, so has been detained and tried as an Iranian. 28 years old at time of arrest, married with at least one child. Wife and family are in the USA. 15 Aug 2011: Entered Iran Thought to have been arrested in late August or early September 2011. 18 Dec 2011: Appeared on IR state TV in a televised confession. 27 Dec 2011: Tried by Judge Salavati in Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court on charges of espionage. Personal legal representative was denied access and Hekmati was represented by a court-appointe d lawyer who had not been briefed by the defendant. 09 Jan 2012: Sentenced to death by execution. 20 days to appeal.

Sentence: Execution

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Occupation or Activity: Other

Source

Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html