Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Speaker of the Majlis (Parliament) and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, the de facto number two official of the regime after Khomeini. Present post and occupation: Chairman of the State Expediency Council; […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Intelligence Minister Present post and occupation: Member of Assembly of Experts; Head of Shah Abdul-Azim Endowment A.K.A. Mohammad Mohammadi-Nik. All representatives of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) in the ‘death commissions’ were appointed […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Representative of Intelligence Ministry in the “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Advisor to Chief of the Judiciary; Iran’s Minister of Justice until August 2017 All those executed in Tehran and […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Deputy Intelligence Minister Present post and occupation: Member of State Expediency Council Before 1985 he was a religious judge in Khuzistan courts and was directly involved in killings and murders. He served as Intelligence […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Tehran’s Deputy Prosecutor; member of “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Head of Qods Razavi Endowment Foundation; President of Governing Board of the Fifth Assembly of Experts; member of the State […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Courts; Shari’a judge; and head of the “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Head of the Supreme Disciplinary Court for Judges and Vice President of the […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: The Judiciary’s representative in the Intelligence Ministry Present post and occupation: First Deputy Chief and spokesperson of the Judiciary; member of the State Expediency Council He played an active role in the decision making circle […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of the state Prisons’ Organization Present post and occupation: Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs; member of the State Expediency Council
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: President and a key decision-maker. Present post and occupation: Supreme Leader Khamenei and Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani worked alongside Khomeini in initiating the massacre. Khomeini’s former heir Hossein-Ali Montazeri said in a letter that […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s chief of staff. Present post and occupation: Deceased.
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces; member of “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Head of the 41st Branch of the Supreme Court Khomeini’s assigned him on 24 […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Member and spokesperson of the Supreme Judicial Council Present post and occupation: Head of Qom Seminary, member of Assembly of Experts He started his activities within the Judiciary since March 1979 when he was […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of the state Prisons Organization; member of the “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Retired He served as Iran’s Minister of Justice for 16 years under Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Tehran’s Prosecutor; member of “Death Commission” in Tehran Present post and occupation: Lawyer practicing in Tehran The task of issuing death sentences in Tehran was entrusted to him directly by Khomeini. Death sentences […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Supreme Judicial Council Present post and occupation: Head of Mofid Seminary and a religious authority He was first to receive Khomeini’s death decree and he was fully aware of the 1988 […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Member of Supreme Judicial Council, Attorney-General Present post and occupation: Member of Association of Combatant Clerics During the US Embassy occupation in Tehran, he was Khomeini’s representative among “Muslim Students following the Line […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Member of the Supreme Judicial Council Present post and occupation: Member of Association of Combatant Clergy He started working in Khomeini’s office in a section responsible for answering questions in 1979. In 1981 he launched […]
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Shari’a Judge, also acting as substitute to Hossein-Ali Nayyeri in the “Death Commission” Present post and occupation: Supreme Court judge He joined the Judiciary in 1981 and was responsible for murdering the regime’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
