Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)
Position during 1988 massacre: Sharia Judge for Bandar-Anzali and West of Gilan.
Present post and occupation: He was the Friday Prayer’s Imam for Bandar-Anzali (passed away in 2013)
He was assigned as Sharia Judge to the following cities by direct orders from Khomeini: Some’h-sara, Abkenar, Foman, Pare-sar and Anzali in Gilan province. He issued death sentences while transiting between these cities. He was the chief prosecutor in Gilan for 16 years and a supreme court judge for many years. Because of his crimes, he was infamous as “ghatelzadeh” (born to kill) among the prisoners.
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