Seyed Ali Asghar Hejazi
AKA: Seyed Ali Asghar Mirhejazi
- Deputy of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Intelligence, National (1984 - 1989)
- Deputy of Political and Security Affairs of the Supreme Leader’s Office, National (1989 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests (2009) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Seyyed Ali Asghar Hejazi, as the Deputy of Political-Security Affairs of the Supreme Leader’s Office, has played a key role in communicating and conveying the orders of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic to the security-intelligence services to suppress peaceful protests against the results of the 2009 presidential election. The suppression of the 2009 protests resulted in the deaths of at least 70 people, the wounding of thousands, and the deaths of several detainees under torture.
- Sources
Iran admits election demonstrators were tortured, The Guardian, August 2009
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/09/iran-protesters-torture-election
Who is the most powerful person in Ali Khamenei's office ?, Radio Farda, 16 December, 2010
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Asghar-Mirhejazi-3.pdf
Full text of Ali Khamenei's sermon on the 2009 protests, Fars News Agency, June 2009
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mirhejazi-5.pdf
Calendar of One Hundred Days of Electoral Protests in Iran, BBC Farsi, September 2009
https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2009/09/090920_bd_pp_ir88_timeline_election
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Seyyed Ali Asghar Hejazi, as the Deputy of Political-Security Affairs of the Supreme Leader’s Office, has played a key role in communicating the Supreme Leader's orders to the security forces to suppress the nationwide protests in December 2017-January 2018, which killed at least 25 protesters and led to the death of a number detainees in prison.
- Sources
Iran's enemies to blame for unrest, says supreme leader, as death toll rises, The Guardian, January 2018
- Back up linkTimeline of protests in Iran in January 2018, Euronews, 2018
https://per.euronews.com/2018/01/03/timeline-of-iran-protests-in-tehran-and-other-cities
- Back up linkIranian Officials Confirm 25 Dead in Protests, VOA News, January 2018
https://www.voanews.com/world-news/middle-east-dont-use/iranian-officials-confirm-25-dead-protests
- Back up link"Explanations of the Attorney General about the recent suicides in prisons", ISNA, 12 December , 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/38-HRV.pdf
Statements of Mahmoud Sadeghi, Member of Parliament, about force-feeding drugs to detainees, 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sadeghi-tweet.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Seyyed Ali Asghar Hejazi, as the Deputy of Political-Security Affairs of the Supreme Leader’s Office, has played a key role in communicating the Supreme Leader's orders to the security forces to suppress the November 2019 nationwide protests, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people across Iran. According to Reuters citing informed sources, Ali Khamenei personally ordered the crackdown and killing of protesters.
- Sources
Shoot to Kill: Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran'sInvestigation into the November 2019, 3 July 2020
Special Report - Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest: 'Do whatever it takes to end it', Reuters, 23 December 2019
- Back up link“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests (2009) read more
In April 2012, the European Union placed Seyed Ali Asghar Mir Hejazi on the human rights sanctions list, for his role in widespread and severe violations of the rights of Iranian citizens. According to this decision, Mir Hejazi will be barred from entering the countries of this union and all his assets in Europe will be confiscated. The EU statement emphasised on Mir Hajazi’s role in "planning the suppression of the 2009 protests" by the order of Ali Khamenei.
The US Treasury Department also placed Mir Hejazi on its human rights sanctions list in June 2013 for reasons similar to those of the European Union. Accordingly, Seyed Ali Asghar Mir Hejazi's assets in the United States or in the possession of American companies and banks will be seized and he will be barred from entering the country.