Iran: Information on whether a person acquitted of drug-related charges in Canada would be at risk upon returning in Iran
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN25896.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether a person acquitted of drug-related charges in Canada would be at risk upon returning in Iran, 1 January 1997, IRN25896.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca214.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided during a 31 January 1997 interview held in Ottawa with a former professor of International Affairs at Behesti University in Tehran. The source has also been a research consultant with the Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin and a Fellow Researcher at St. Anthony's College at Oxford University in England.
The source stated that a person acquitted of drug-related charges in Canada would not have problems upon returning to Iran.
The following information was provided during a 29 January 1997 telephone interview with a specialist on Iran in England.
The source stated that if the person returns freely to Iran, there are no institutional reasons why the Iranian authorities would pursue the matter in Iran. The source added that if the person is deported, the Iranian authorities might have an interest in knowing the reasons behind the deportation.
The following information was provided during a 21 January 1997 telephone interview with a specialist on Iran at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
The source stated that a person acquitted of drug-related charges in Canada would not have problems upon returning to Iran.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Former professor of International Affairs, Behesti University, Tehran. 31 January 1997. Interview.
Specialist on Iran, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. 21 January 1997. Telephone interview.
Specialist on Iran, England. 29 January 1997. Telephone interview.
