Mahmoud Salarkia

Mahmoud SalarKia, as Tehran's Deputy Prosecutor for prison affairs, has been responsible for failing to effectively pursue the case of Saeed Zeinali's forced disappearance, as well as for arresting and threatening Akram Niqabi, Saeed Zeinali's mother. Akram Niqabi testified in several interviews that she had spoken to Mahmoud Salarkia about the situation of Saeed Zinali, and that he had commented on the prisoner's condition, calling it a "security case."

Five days after 14 July, 1999, and the clashes in the university dormitory, Saeed Zinali was arrested at home in the presence of his mother and transferred to an unknown location. Mr. Zeinali's family's investigation into his condition and fate has so far been fruitless. Islamic Republic officials deny the arrest of Saeed Zeinali.

Political Disappearances in Iran, Denial and Irresponsibility of the Government, BBC Farsi, September 2016

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%B0%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA-BBC-News-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C.pdf

Saeed Zeinali's mother: What evidence should I provide that my son has been arrested, BBC Farsi, December 2015

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/01/160105_nm_zeynali_ejei

Interview of Masih Alinejad with Mahmoud Salarkia, 2013

https://soundcloud.com/frl-journalist/masih-alinejad-salarkia-zeynali

On 23 December, 2005, referring to a UN resolution and an EU statement on human rights issues in Iran, Salarkia stated that there was no such thing as torture in prisons and that all the principles of prison guarding were observed in the Iranian prisons. He adde “defendants who have a conviction and a court order are serving their sentences and there is no intimidation or torture at this stage.”

Deputy Minister of Prisons of Tehran Province: We do not have such a thing as torture in prisons, ISNA, 24 December, 2005

https://www.isna.ir/news/8410-01198/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7

Mahmoud Salarkia, as Tehran's deputy prosecutor for prison affairs, has been responsible for detaining many political and civil activists since the 2009 election, for participating in peaceful rallies. Many of the arrests and detentions carried out under his supervision have been carried out illegally, with violence and ill-treatment, without respect for the right of access to a lawyer, the right to contact the family, the clarity of charges and the length of detention. After the June 2009 presidential election and the formation of street protests, he was responsible for "investigating and responding to"  those arrested during the protests, which he called the "leaders of the unrest." Salarkia has also been responsible for censoring and filtering news websites, such as Jomhuri, Nowruz and Entekhab.

Legal Deputy of Persepolis in the EU sanctions list, Radio Farda, 11 November 11, 2011

https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f4_persepolis_team_deputy_abuse_human_rights_eu/24369157.html

Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran: Detention warrants have been issued for 160 to 170 people, Radio Farda, September 2009

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/salarkia-1.pdf

Deputy Mortazavi: Filtering of 5 active sites in the field of elections, World of Economy, July 2009

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%88%DB%8C_-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86-5-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA.pdf

Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran: We do not have a political prisoner, Shahrzad News, August 2009

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Shahrzad-News_-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85.pdf

Tehran Deputy Prosecutor: Only those accused of acting against national security are in custody, ISNA, July 2009

https://www.isna.ir/amp/8804-07606/