Ali Farhadi
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Karaj (Alborz Province) (2006 - Sep 2011)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the issuance and execution of death sentences in public, and the execution of minors (2006 - Sep 2011) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Karaj (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Children's rights, Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
Ali Farhadi, as the Public Prosecutor of Karaj, is responsible for ignoring the principles of fair trial, and issuing and executing death sentences for minors under 18, including the execution of Alireza Mullah Soltani. During Ali Farhadi's tenure, many prisoners were sentenced to death in the Karaj Prosecution Office. These rulings were issued in non-transparent and extra-legal processes. Ali Farhadi, referring to the execution of 12 people in Karaj on 30 August, 2007, said: "The public execution of 12 miscreants was carried out with the participation of the Karaj Prosecution Office and Evin Prison to teach others a lesson during the last week."
In February 2011, seven drug-related prisoners were hung at the Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. In March 2014, Farhadi announced the execution of three prisoners in Karaj: "Execution of these sentences in public is a sign of the authority of the police and the judiciary."
- Sources
Execution was carried out, Fars News Agency, 2013
The execution of a teenager under the age of 18 will be carried out in public, Radio Zamaneh, 2011
https://www.radiozamaneh.com/36378
- Back up linkKaraj Prosecutor: Execution of 12 miscreants, Asr Iran, 2007
https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/22876/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-12-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1 - Back up link
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the issuance and execution of death sentences in public, and the execution of minors (2006 - Sep 2011) read more
- Legal and Public Supervision Deputy of the National Inspection Organisation, National (Aug 2016 - present)
- Supervision and Inspection Deputy of Economic Affairs, National (May 2017 - present)
The European Union added Ali Farhadi to its list of human rights sanctions on 25 April, 2012, for his role in "grave human rights violations in the judicial process" and for issuing death sentences for minors under the age of 18. According to the decision, Farhadi has been barred from entering the union, as well as his assets in Europe.