Saeed, a juvenile, was charged of the killing of a 22 years old boy. The facts date back to 2003, when he was just 17. The murder happened during a riot for banal reasons among boys inside a coffee bar. Saeed has always been resolutely claiming he did not have any purpose to kill anyone. But it was in vane. Actually, the Iranian Criminal Code states that a murder is thought as “premeditated” when the murderer “intentionally makes an action which is inherently lethal, even if he does not intend to kill the person”.
His execution is at the moment suspended, but might be carried out at any time.
The appeal to save Benhoud and Saeed
The Community of Sant’Egidio urges everybody to share its appeal aiming to spare Saeed from the execution, sending the following statement to the competent authorities of Iran, by fax or e-mail.
Urgent appeal brought out by the Community of Sant’Egidio
to save the life of Benhoud Shojaee and Saeed Jazee,
sentenced to death
Your Excellency
I am writing to express my
deep concern over a ruling that sentenced to death the young boy Saeed Jazee,
who is a juvenile and alleged author of a not premeditated murder.
I appeal mainly remembering
that Iran is a country party to both the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC), which prohibits the use of the death penalty against juveniles.
I urge you to intervene on his
behalf to prevent this cruel and inhuman punishment from being meted out
against him.
I implore you to ensure that
this cruel and inhuman sentence is not carried out.
Respectfully
(signature and date)
Appeals to:
Leader of Islamic
Republic of Iran
Ayatollah Sayed Ali
Khamenei
The Office of the Supreme
Leader
Islamic Republic Street –
Shahid Keshvar Doust Street
