Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi responsible for human rights abuses, Iran

The US Departments of the Treasury and State today announced the designation of two Iranian officials, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran Prosecutor General, and Mohammed Reza Naqdi, commander of the IRGC’s Basij Forces, for their roles in human rights abuses in Iran following the June 2009 disputed presidential election.

A statement issued by the US Department of Treasury says the action was taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13553, signed by President Obama in September 2010, to provide the United States with new tools to target human rights abuses engaged in by officials by the Government of Iran.

“As a result of today’s action, any property in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons in which the designees have an interest is blocked, and US persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The designees are also subject to visa sanctions by the Department of State.”

“Today’s designations highlight the complicity of two Iranian officials in significant human right abuses against the Iranian people," said OFAC Director Adam J. Szubin. "Dolatabadi and Naqdi have no place in the international financial system.”

State Department Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour Michael Posner added, “Today’s action underscores our enduring commitment to support Iranians seeking to exercise their universal rights and expresses our solidarity with victims of torture, persecution, and arbitrary detention.”

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