United States sanctioned this Wednesday the Attorney General of Iran, Mohamad Jafar Montazeriand four other senior Iranian officials for human rights violations in the suppression of protests shaking the country.
The US Secretary of State, Anton BlinkenHe announced these sanctions in a statement denouncing them The Iranian government has used “repressive measures” and “recklessly”. against the “peaceful demonstrators” who have been protesting since the young woman’s death Masha Amini in September.
Iran saw its biggest protests in decades against the Islamic Republic in 2022, with some mobilizations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after he was arrested for improperly wearing the Islamic veil. Photo: EFE/Filip Singer
According to the Ministry of Finance United States sanctioned the Attorney General for being “responsible or complicit” in “directing, controlling or directing” human rights abuses against Iranian citizens since June 2009, whether they took place in Iran or not.
In addition to the Attorney General, the high-ranking officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are sanctioned Moslem Moein, Hassan Hassanzadeh, Seyed Sadegh Hosseini and Hossein Maroufi; next to the company Imen Sanat Zaman FaraProducer of Law Enforcement Materials.
As a result of today’s action, all real estate and assets belonging to the sanctioned persons will be in United States they are locked and Americans are forbidden from doing business with them.
Iran is witnessing a wave of protests over the deaths of Masha Amini, the young woman who died in police custody after being arrested for wearing the Islamic headscarf incorrectly. Tehran responded to the demonstrations arbitrary arrests, trials and even executions of the participants.