Officials involved in the suppression of the 2019 Iran protests have been named by the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
After nationwide protests for regime change erupted in Iran on November 15, 2019, the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered his security forces to crack down on the Iran protests.
The regime’s security forces used lethal force in arresting more than 12,000 people and killing more than 1000 protesters, including dozens of children as young as 13.
The information included in this Fact Sheet is based on intelligence obtained by the network of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), or Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK).
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The regime’s Assembly of Experts issued a statement on November 22, calling on “all security and judiciary organs to identify, confront, and put on trial the leaders and elements responsible for the riots, and to deal with them with unqualified decisiveness.”
On November 21, Tehran Radio broadcast a speech by Tehran’s Friday prayer leader Ahmad Khatami. He told his audience: “One of the expectations from you is to identify the thugs. … Without any feelings of empathy, report these thugs to officials. Do the same thing that you did against the Mujahedin-e Khalq, MEK in the first stage of the revolution. You saw how we got rid of the MEK. People came on the scene. Sometimes, a father whose son was a MEK supporter would turn him in. I believe that in view of the extensive plot that these people designed, we must seek and pursue them from house to house and turn them into officials.”
Khatami added: “I say to the Judiciary: The first thing is that judicial officials must hand down the ultimate punishment to the organizers and leaders of these gangs, those who killed people, those who committed robbery, those who intimidated, whether it was they, themselves or they cooperated with others. As a cleric with over 20 years of experience teaching in religious seminaries about fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), I say that these people are baqi (disobedient), they are mohareb (waging war on God), and they must face the ultimate punishment (i.e. death). Regarding their followers, I say to the Judiciary that you must act with decisiveness so that these people would forever feel remorseful and never feel the urge to commit such riots again. And, others would learn a lesson about this episode. This is the demand of the people. The people have suffered damages and this is their demand.”
On November 21, the state-run Baran TV broadcast a speech by mullah Falahati, the Friday prayer leader in the northern city of Rasht, who said: “The Judiciary must firmly hand down the ultimate punishment for the main elements of the recent riots who are responsible for disturbing the peace.”
The regime’s prosecutor in Alborz province, Haji Reza Shakarami, said: “The judge can declare that those who disrupt security if they intend to overthrow the system or damage public and private assets are mohareb or mofsid fil-arz (corrupters of the Earth; both charges carry the death penalty). They themselves are responsible for the consequences.” (Serat News, November 19) The state-run Kayhan daily wrote on November 19: “Some of the reports indicate that judicial officials are certain that punishment by the noose will be delivered to the leaders of the recent riots.”
On November 20, Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of the regime’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said: “Mr. Rouhani, if the number of protestors is so low, why have you shut down the internet? What is the reason for such treatment?” (Jamaran website)
The Iranian Resistance has for the first time exposed details and pictures of 87 of the key officials involved in the senseless, extrajudicial, and violent repression, murder, wounding, and detention of protesters in seven provinces.
The seven provinces of Tehran, Alborz, Khuzestan, Fars, Isfahan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were scenes of the most significant, widespread, and pervasive protests that Iran has witnessed recently.
Iranian regime’s Judiciary and Security Officials
Involved in Suppression of 2019 Iran Protests
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AHMAD KHATAMI, TEHRAN FRIDAY PRAYER LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLY OF EXPERTS |
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| First Friday Prayer subsequent to the uprising (November 22, 2019):”They (protesters) are saboteurs and should face the most severe punishments… I believe in light of the extent of the plot, they should be chased from house to house and handed over to the authorities. I say they are saboteurs, they are enemies of God and should face the most severe punishments.” |
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IRGC Brigadier Ali Fadavi, Deputy Commander in Chief of the IRGC |
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| Fars News Agency (affiliated to the IRGC), November 22, 2019: “There were protests and clashes in 28 provinces in the first day… For instance, I talked to IRGC commanders in a number of cities. They said on some occasions, the scope of the riots reminded us of Karbala 4 [the most severe battle of the IRGC during Iran-Iraq war]. We were indeed fighting for 48 hours.”
Speaking to journalists on November 24 while referring to the protesters, he said: “The country’s judiciary system will hand them the most severe punishments.” |
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Hesameddin Ashena, Head of the Office of Strategic Assessments, Hassan Rouhani’s advisor |
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| Note: Ashena used to wear the attire of a mullah. But he has put this aside in recent years. He is the son-in-law of mullah Ghorbanali Dori-Najafabadi. During Khatami’s tenure as the president, Najafabadi was the Minister of Intelligence and Security. Ashena was a deputy of the MOIS. In a tweet, he wrote, “They thought they have started Eternal Light Operation No. 2.” But, “In reality, Operation Mersad No. 2 has started.” |
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Mullah Falahati, Rasht Friday Prayer leader and the Representative of Khamenei in Gilan Province- November 22, 2019: |
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| “… We know that you are the children of the MEK members who were executed in 1980s. We know you are the children of the MEK members who have taken refuge outside of the country… We know you… The judiciary should deal swiftly with the key instigators of the recent riots who deprived people of their tranquility. They should face the most sever punishments.” |
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IRGC Brigadier Salar Abnoosh, Deputy of Operations of Bassij Organization |
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| Hamedan, November 21, 2019:
“If it were not for judicious decisions of his eminence, the leader, the desire of the seditionists would had turned into reality since in their calculations his eminence would protest this decision (of increasing gasoline prices) in light of the pressure that is exerted on the lower income people. But he wisely nixed their plot.” |
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IRGC Brigadier Ramazan Sharif, Spokesman of the IRGC |
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| State-run media, Etemad online, November 22, 2019:
“Fortunately for the first time our intelligence and security agencies, in particular, the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC, for the first time were able to arrest the ring leaders of these riots.” |
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Mullah Mohammad-Jafar Montazeri, Prosecutor General and Head of the Special Court of the Clergy |
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| November 24, 2019: “Those who have committed major crimes will be dealt with within the context of the current laws.” |
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Hamid Mardanipour, General and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Abadan |
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| November 24, 2019: “One of the instigators of the recent riots in Abadan was identified and arrested in Abadan… That fellow and similar ones will be dealt with very harshly and they will be given the most severe punishments.” |
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Gholamhossein Esmaili, Spokesman of the Judiciary |
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| State run Mehr News Agency: “The time has come for reviewing the judicial cases of every one of those who have been arrested in recent uprisings.” |
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Hooshang Bazvand, Governor of Kermanshah Province |
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| State-run Mehr News Agency: November 23, 2019: “The key elements of the protests were identified by the province’s intelligence and the state security forces. They will be dealt with legally and swiftly.” |
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Tehran Province
The capital city, Tehran, and other cities in Tehran province were among active centers of uprising from November 15 to 23. During this period, state security forces killed at least 83 protesters and wounded up to 800 in this province.
Criminal officials of the Iranian regime involved in the killing, wounding, and arrest of protesters are as follows:
IRGC of the Greater Tehran Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps
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| Mohammad-Reza Yazdi Commander of Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps |
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| Sirous Saberi Deputy Commander of Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps |
Hossein Dini Deputy Coordinator of Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps |
Mohammad Na’imi Representative of the Supreme Leader in Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps |
Protection Council of Tehran Province
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| Mohammad Esmail Kosari Deputy Commander of IRGC Sarollah Base in Tehran |
Hossein Salami Commander in Chief of the IRGC and Commander of IRGC Sarollah Base in Tehran |
Anoushirvan Mohseni Band-Pey Governor |
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| Hamid Reza Goudarzi Governor’s Deputy on Security and Police Affairs |
Ali Alqasi Mehr Revolutionary Prosecutor General |
General Director of the Intelligence in Tehran Province |
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| Hossein Rahimi Commander of NAJA of Greater Tehran |
Kiomars Azizi Commander of NAJA in east of Tehran Province |
Mohsen Khancherli Commander of NAJA in west of Tehran Province |
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| Hassan Hassan-Zadeh Commander of Seyyed Alshohada Corps in Tehran Province |
Mohammad-Reza Yazdi Commander of Mohammad Rasoulollah Corps of Greater Tehran |
IRGC of Tehran Province
Seyyed Alshohada Corps
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| Hassan Hassan-Zadeh Commander of Seyyed Alshohada Corp in Tehran Province |
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| Colonel Alireza Heydarnia Deputy Commander of Seyyed Alshohada Corps |
Colonel Majid Amir Abdullahian Deputy Coordinator of Seyyed Alshohada Corps |
Mullah Mokhtar Nazari Representative of the Supreme Leader in Seyyed Alshohada Corps |
Kurdistan Province
Command of Kurdistan Province’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Beit ol-Moqaddas Corps
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| Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Rajabi Beit ol-Moqaddas Corps Commander |
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| Brig. Gen. Hamzeh Fallah Beit ol-Moqaddas Deputy Commander |
Col. Jamshid Azadipor Deputy Coordinator Beit ol-Moqaddas Corps |
Ahmad Jalili Khamenei’s Rep. in Beit ol-Moqaddas Corps |
Provincial Security Council
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| Hossein Khosh-Eghbal Security and Social Political Deputy |
Bahman Moradnia Governor |
Mohammad Jabbari Revolutionary Prosecutor General |
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| Ali Azadi Commander of State Security Forces of Kurdistan Province |
Mohammad Hossein Rajabi Beit ol-Moqaddas Corps Commander |
Provincial Intelligence Director General |
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 Col. Shakiba Salimi Marivan IRGC Commander |
Khuzestan province
Ahwaz and Mahshahr formed two cities in revolt November 14 to 23. During this period, regime security forces killed 87 protesters and wounded nearly 900 in Khouzestan province.
The criminals implicated in the killing, wounding, and arrest of the protesters are:
IRGC:
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IRGC Khuzestan Corps Command (Hazrat-e-Vali-Asr Corps) |
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Abadan: 
Khuzestan Province Security Council 
Kermanshah Province
Two of the main centers of revolt in Kermanshah province, between 14 and 22 of November, were Kermanshah and Javanrood.
Criminals that took part in the killing, injuring, and arrest of protesters are:
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IRGC Command Kermanshah province (Nabi Akram Corps) |
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Kermanshah Province Security Council
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Fars Province
Shiraz and Kazeroun in Fars Province formed major centers of uprising from November 15 to November 23. During this period, regime security forces martyred 30 of the protesters and wounded some 300.
The criminals who were directly involved in murdering, injuring, and arresting protesters included:
IRGC
Command of the IRGC in Fars Province (Fajr Corps)
Provincial Security Council of Fars Province
Kazeroun
Isfahan Province
One of the main areas of uprising from November 15 to 23 was Isfahan and its suburbs. During this period 32 of the protesters were martyred and some 300 were wounded.
The murderers who were directly involved in murdering, injuring, and arresting protesters included:
IRGC
Command of the IRGC in Isfahan Province
Provincial Security Council of Fars Province
Alborz Province
Karaj city was one of the most active centers of uprisings from November 15 to 23, along with other cities in this province. During this period, state security forces killed 9 protesters and arrested about 100 in this province.
Key criminal officials involved in killing, wounding, and arrest of protesters are as follows:
