Morteza Turak
- Head of Revolutionary Court , Andimeshk (2004 - 2006)
- Head of Revolutionary Court , Ahvaz (3 Nov 2008 - Mar 2010)
- Human Rights Violation: Issuing prison sentences for civil activists (Jan 2010) read more
- Institution
- Islamic Revolutionary Courts
- Location
- Ahvaz
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
Turak is responsible for issuing a 5 year prison sentence, on 1 January 2010, to Pezhman (Ruhollah) Mousavi Rahimi, for his civil activism.
- Sources
“5 years prison sentence for Pezhman Rahimi, member of Sayeh Cultural association”, Rah-e-Kargar, 2010 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Turag-15.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Issuing prison sentences for human rights activists (April 2010) read more
- Institution
- Islamic Revolutionary Courts
- Location
- Ahvaz
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
Turak is responsible for issuing an 11 year prison sentence, on 4 April 2010, to Abolfazl Abedini for his human rights activism. Upon his arrival in Evin Prison, Abedini was brutally beaten by the security forces.
- Sources
“IRAN: CASE SHEET: ABOLFAZL ABEDINI NASR”, Amnesty International, 3 May 2010, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/MDE13/039/2010/en/
“ Transferring Abolfazl Abedini to Evin Prison’s clinic”, HRANA, New Agency, 30 October 2010 https://english.paniranist.org/hrana-transferring-abolfazl-abedini-to-evin-prisons-clinic.php/
- Human Rights Violation: Issuing prison sentences for civil activists (Jan 2010) read more
- Security Deputy of Attorney General, Tehran (17 Mar 2013 - 2016)
- Head of Shahid Moqaddas Prosecution Office for Security Sharges, Tehran (17 Mar 2013 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Issuing prison sentences for political and civil activists (17 Mar 2013 - 2016) read more
- Institution
- Prosecution Offices
- Location
- Shahid Moqaddas Prosecution Office, Evin prison, Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
As the head of the Shahid Moqaddas Prosecution Office for security charges, he is responsible for issuing prison sentences for civil, human rights and political activists, and ignoring the prisoners’ grievances.
- Sources
Testimonies of political prisoners and their lawyers with JFI
“Instructions on the duties of Tehran's Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Offices”, Ghezavat Online, 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tourag-021.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Issuing prison sentences for political and civil activists (17 Mar 2013 - 2016) read more
- Head of ethics committee of football federation (24 Jul 2016 - present)