Abbas Ghasemi
- Deputy Public Prosecutor, Arak (2011 - Apr 2016)
- Deputy of Social Affairs of the Judicial Administration , Markazi Province (Apr 2016 - 22 Jan 2017)
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor , Arak (22 Jan 2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Arresting and issuing prison and flogging sentences for labor activists (Oct 2018 - Aug 2018) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Arak
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly
- Description
- By issuing flogging and imprisonment sentences for 15 workers participating in the labor protests of the Hepco factory on 5 October , 2018, Ghasemi is responsible for violating the rights of labor activists.
- Sources
“Iran sentences 15 protesting HEPCO employees to Prison and flogging”, Iran Human Rights Monitor, 29 October 2018 https://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2018/10/29/iran-sentences-15-protesting-hepco-workers-to-prison-and-flogging/
"Explanations of the Arak Prosecutor on the Rulings of the Leaders of Hepco Workers' Gatherings", Tasnim, 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ghasemi.pdf
"Detention and Injury of Dozens of HEPCO Workers by Security Officers", Radio Farda, September 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ghasemi-2.pdf
"Six workers of Arak HEPCO are still in detention", BBC Farsi, September 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ghasemi-5.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Negligence of duty and covering up the death of a political prisoner ( 6 Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Arak
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to life
- Description
As a public prosecutor of Arak, he is responsible for the violation of Vahid Heidari’s human rights, by refusing to investigate his suspicious death in prison. Heidari was detained during the December 2017 - January 2018 protests, and his death was declared a suicide , despite the contradicting evidence. Ghasemi is also responsible for arresting Mohammad Najafi, Heidari’s lawyer in order to prevent the dissemination of information about the death of this prisoner.
2017-2018 protests started against corruption and high prices but quickly turned into anti-regime protests. The government's brutal crackdown of the protest led to the death of at least 25 protesters.
- Sources
“ Emerging Evidence Contradicts Official Claims of Detainee Suicides”, Radio Farda, 12 January 2018,
https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-detainee-suicides-disputed-rejected/28970693.html
"Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer, was arrested", Radio Farda, February 14, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/48-HRV.pdf
"Vahid Heydari dies in Arak Detention Center:" They were arrested and beaten and killed and now they are tarnishing his reputation ", Iran Human Rights Campaign, January 9, 2018 https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1396/10/valid-heidari-prison-death-iran-protests/
"Confirmation of the death of the second detainee of the protests in Iran", BBC Farsi, January 9, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/47-HRV.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Arresting and issuing prison and flogging sentences for labor activists (Oct 2018 - Aug 2018) read more