Abdolreza Gharabat

عبدالرضا غرابات

52 years old · Ahvaz · Khuzestan Province

26 January 2011 Executed

Life

• He turned to teaching ethics
  Persian original

  به تدریس اخلاق روی آورد

• Several members of his family had been killed during the Iran–Iraq war, and he himself had been wounded in this war
  Persian original

  چند تن از اعضای خانواده او در جریان جنگ ایران وعراق کشته شده بودند و خود او هم در این جنگ زخمی شده بود

• Abdolreza Gharabat (known as Sa'ed) joined the IRGC in 1359 and worked in this body until 1381
  Persian original

  عبدالرضا غرابات (معروف به صائد) از سال ۱۳۵۹ وارد سپاه پاسداران شد و تا سال ۱۳۸۱ در این ارگان مشغول به کار بود

• It has been reported that he also suffered from acute mental illness
  Persian original

  گزارش شده است که او همچنین از ناراحتی حاد روحی رنج می‌برده است

In the words of those close to them

“We heard the news of Abdolreza's execution from the media. ... We did not expect him to be executed, because he had rendered many services during the war. ... Under the Shah Abdolreza had no religious inclination, but after the victory of the revolution and the start of the war he joined the IRGC and during the eight years of war was continuously present on the front line.”— One of his family members

Persian original

«ما خبر اعدام عبدالرضا را از رسانه ها شنیدیم. ... ما انتظار نداشتیم که وی اعدام شود چرا که در دوران جنگ خدمات فراوانی داشته است. ... عبدالرضا در زمان شاه هیچ گرایش دینی نداشت اما پس از پیروزی انقلاب و آغاز جنگ به عضویت سپاه درآمد و در هشت سال جنگ، حضوری مداوم در خط مقدم جبهه داشت.»

And asks: “Why is only our child executed?”.— This family member

Persian original

و می‌پرسد: «چرا فقط فرزند ما اعدام می‌شود».

The case

• He was hanged on 6 Bahman 1389 in Karun Prison in Ahvaz
  Persian original

  وی در۶ بهمن ۱۳۸۹ در زندان کارون اهواز به دارآویخته شد

• Execution » hanging
  Persian original

  اعدام » حلق آویز

After their death

• His family heard the news of his execution from the media
  Persian original

  خبر اعدام وی را خانواده از رسانه‌ها شنیدند

• Before the execution, his family was not allowed a last farewell
  Persian original

  قبل از اعدام به خانواده او اجازه آخرین وداع داده نشد

• His body was buried at night by Ministry of Intelligence agents, far from his birthplace, in a place called Boroumir above Chahar Shir in Ahvaz
  Persian original

  جسد او توسط مامورین وزارت اطلاعات شبانه و دور از زادگاهش در محلی بنام برومیر بالاتر از چهار شیر اهواز به خاک سپرده شد

Officials named by sources

• غلامحسین محسنی اژه‌ای — اظهارنظر درباره اعدام و انتساب به گروه‌های انحرافی

  چنانکه برای نمونه، محسنی اژه‌ای دادستان کل کشور با اشاره به اعدام وی در اهواز او را به گروه‌های انحرافی منتسب کرده بود.

Sources

1. Abdorrahman Boroumand Center — Omid memorial

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Executed
• Executed on charges of “moharebeh”, “baghi”, “corruption on earth” or espionage
• The year 1389 (2010–2011)
• Khuzestan Province
• Ahvaz

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