Position during 1988 massacre: Birjand Prosecutor; member of Birjand “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Deputy Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi conglomerate (Deputy of Ebrahim Raisi) As prosecutor, he was one of the key people in the “Death Commission” in Birjand during the 1988 mass executions. He has been an official of the regime’s judicial […]
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Prison in Isfahan; member of Isfahan “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Senior advisor to the head of the Prisons Organisation He is alleged to have had an active role in the mass executions of political prisoners in 1988 in the city of Isfahan. In 2011,
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge in Hamedan and western border areas of Iran; member of Hamedan “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Head of the high court for determining judges’ competence He was dispatched to Iran’s western border area upon the order of Khomeini at the request of the then president
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Friday Prayers Leader; member of Babolsar “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Member of Assembly of Experts and Khamenei’s representative in Zahedan As Friday prayers leader he allegedly was actively engaged in the 1988 mass executions. The judicial system in Babolsar was operating under his supervision. He has
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge; member of Kermanshah “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Head of religious seminary During the 1988 mass executions he acted as the Shari’a Judge and had allegedly issued the execution orders in accordance with Khomeini’s decree.
Position during 1988 massacre: Head of the IRGC Prison; member of Mashhad “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Deceased (1999) He was the prison’s director during the 1988 mass executions. He was involved in running various prisons of Khorasan since the beginning of the 1979 revolution and had an active role in the repression of
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Position during 1988 massacre: Head of IRGC Prison in Fuman; member of Gilan Province “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Managing director of the Atieh Damavand Investment Company Allegedly, he was part of the “Death Commission” during the 1988 mass executions. He had a lot of influence on the “Death Commission”. He is a former
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Position during 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge; member of “Death Commissions” in Lahijan and Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh Present post and occupation: Member of the Assembly of Experts; representative of the Supreme Leader in Gilan Province; Friday prayers Imam of Rasht Zeinolabedin Qorbani Lahiji was the Shari’a judge and the Friday prayers Imam in Lahijan in 1988. From the
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Position during 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge; member of Rasht “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Runs a law firm At the time of the mass executions, he was the Shari’a Judge of Rasht and a top member of the “Death Commission” in that city. With the help of another mullah by the name of Heydari
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Position in 1988 massacre: Friday prayers leader; member of Ardabil “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Deceased (2001) He gave advice for executions to Khomeini’s representative in the city of Ardabil (Shari’a judge called Tabatabai). He was later Friday prayers leader and Khamenei’s representative until his death. It is alleged that he had moral authority
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Position in 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge; member of Ardabil “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Head of 2nd branch of Administrative Court As a Shari’a judge, he was responsible for the execution of dozens of PMOI-affiliated prisoners. Allegations pointed out that no prisoner that came under his jurisdiction survived. Other allegations indicated that at least
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Position in 1988 massacre: Director of Tabriz Prison; member of the Tabriz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Secretary of the Drug Coordination Council of East Azerbaijan After Khomeini’s fatwa ordering the mass executions, he allegedly turned the prison carpentry workshop, originally launched for the prison income generating activities, into an execution chamber. Eyewitness accounts
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Position in 1988 massacre: Deputy Prosecutor; member of Tabriz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Ethics teacher in Tabriz He was the Friday prayer leader in Jolfa for a while. He currently serves as professor of ethics in Tabriz.
Position during 1988 Massacre: Shari’a Judge in city of Tabriz; member of Tabriz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Runs a law firm in Tabriz During the 1980s he was a Shari’a Judge in Tabriz.
Position during 1988 Massacre: Shari’a judge; head of the “Death Commission” of Eastern Azerbaijan Province Present post and occupation: Administrative secretary of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi in Eastern Azerbaijan Mandated by Khomeini and Mousavi Ardabili, he was a provincial Shari’a judge in charge of the final ruling on death penalty in the cities of Tabriz,
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Deputy Minister of MOIS Present post and occupation: Deputy head of Shah Abdul-Azim Endowment In early days after the Revolution he was in charge of investigation in the revolutionary General Prosecutor and also served as revolutionary prosecutor in Gonbad and Esfahan. He was also charge of planning directorate,
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Member of NSJC Present post and occupation: Died in 2009 He was known to be one of the main founders of the Judiciary. In 1983 he joined the judiciary apparatus in Ahwaz, provincial capital of Khuzistan, as a religious judge first, and then the head of revolutionary court
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Governor of Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison; member of “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: President of the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court According to survivors of the 1988 mass executions, Moghisseh was directly and personally involved in the executions of political prisoners in the 1980s. Using
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Position in 1988 massacre: Prosecutor; member of the Dezful “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Minister of Justice (from September 2017); Head of the Presidency’s Inspectorate Office (until September 2017) A.K.A. Alireza Avaie, Alireza Avaee, Seyyed Ali-Reza Avaee, Seyyed Alireza Avaei, Alireza Avayi After receiving Khomeini’s fatwa, he reportedly was the main person in charge
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz; member of Shiraz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Unknown
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of the state Prisons Organisation in Fars and Kohkiloye and Boyer Ahmad provinces (based in Shiraz); member of Shiraz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Unknown
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Shiraz Prosecutor; member of Shiraz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Unknown Eslami, a cleric, was the prosecutor in the “Death Commission” during the 1988 mass executions in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. The executions were carried out in the same prison.
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge of Shiraz; member of Shiraz “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Unknown Ramazani, a cleric, was the Shari’a Judge in the city of Shiraz. He was known as a notorious judge. According to the very few survivors of Shiraz, nearly all political prisoners in Shiraz were
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Sari Prosecutor; member of Sari “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Deceased
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Dizel-Abad Prison in Kermanshah; member of Kermanshah Province “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Coordinator of the Tharallah Garrison in Tehran (one of the main garrisons responsible for the protection of Tehran) In 1988 as head of the prison, he was a member of the “Death
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Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Prosecutor of Kermanshah; member of Kermanshah “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Member of Parliament In 1984-1985, he was chief interrogator and acted as deputy prosecutor. In this capacity, he was allegedly involved in implementation of Khomeini’s order to execute non-repentant political prisoners.
Position during 1988 massacre: Deputy Prosecutor of Mashhad (representative of the Prosecutor); member of Mashhad “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Retired Valipour, a cleric, was allegedly actively involved in mass executing prisoners in Mashhad during the 1988 massacre.
Position during 1988 massacre: Representative of the Intelligence Ministry in Fuman; member of Fuman “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Retired agent of the Ministry of Intelligence; took up industrial activities, factory owner Allegedly, he was involved in the interrogation and torture of the prisoners during the 1980s. During the 1988 mass executions, he was
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Position during 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge for Bandar-Anzali and west of Gilan; member of “Death Commission” of Bandar-Anzali and western Gilan Present post and occupation: Deceased (2013) He was assigned as Shari’a Judge to the following cities by direct orders from Khomeini: Some’e Sara, Abkenar, Fuman, Pare-sar and Anzali in Gilan province. He had allegedly
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Position during 1988 massacre: Head of Naval Prison; member of Rasht “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Coordinator of the Headquarters of the Armed Forces According to an eyewitness, the “Death Commission” in Rasht consisted of the local prosecutor, the representative of the Intelligence Ministry as the interrogator and Brig. Gen. Abdollahi as the prison
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