Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi

As Tehran's Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Dolatabadi was instrumental in the widespread detention of political activists, and protesters against the results of the 2009 presidential election.  Prisoners were tortured to obtain forced confessions, followed by the issuance of harsh sentences.

Following the announcement of the results of the tenth Iranian presidential election and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread protests were held in Iranian cities. The protests were brutally suppressed by the riot police, the IRGC and Basij, killing at least 70 people, injuring thousands and  widespread arrests, which led to the death of several detainees under toture. 

"Dolatabadi: 80% of the rulings of the 2009 protest cases  have been finalized", Khabaronline, July 28, 2011 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Dolatabadi-6.pdf

As Tehran's Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, he was involved in detaining and demanding heavy sentences for protesters during the 2017-2018 nationwide protests, and failing to investigate the deaths of protesters in detention.

The nationwide protests of 2017-2018, known as the protests of December 2017, were widespread demonstrations in protest of inflation and corruption, which began on 28 Dec 2017 in Mashhad and several cities in Khorasan province and quickly spread throughout Iran, including harsher anti-government slogans. .The crackdown on protesters led to the deaths of at least 25 protesters and detainees.

“ Mother of Iranian protester who died in custody says her son was murdered”, Human Rights Monitor, Jan 2018 https://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2019/01/20/mother-of-iranian-protester-who-died-in-custody-says-her-son-was-murdered/

“Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest”, AP News, Jan 2018 https://apnews.com/b38eadd6615e486cbf0d6ff22284a249

"Alireza Rahimi, Tehran’s Representative on the Death of Sina Ghanbari, Prisoner of Recent Unrest", Jamaran News Agency, February 6, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/39-HRV.pdf

“ Iran Finally Let Her See Her Husband. He Was Dead”, New York Times, 22 Feb 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/world/middleeast/kavous-seyed-emami-iranian-environmentalist-evin-prison.html

“Tehran prosecutor confirms Seyed-Emami’s suicide”, Tehran Times, 11 Feb 2018 https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/421172/Tehran-prosecutor-confirms-Seyed-Emami-s-suicide

By refusing to fulfil his legal responsibility as a prosecutor to investigate the death of Mohammad Raji in prison due to his injuries, he was responsible for violating this prisoner's rights. 

Mohammad Raji, a Gonabadi dervishes, was arrested by police on March 22, 2017 during a dervishes' demonstration on Pasdaran Street in Tehran. On Sunday, March 4, Shahpour Intelligence officers in Tehran first told Mohammad Raji's family that he was in a coma; But a few hours later, his family was informed of his death by telephone. Gonabadi dervishes are a religious minority in Iran belonging to Sufism.

“ Iranian Dervish Dies After Arrest, Daughter Says”, Radio Free Europe, 5 Mar 2018 https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-derviush-raji-dies-arrest/29079802.html

“A Dervish Who Was An Iran-Iraq War Veteran Dies In Custody”, Radio Farda, 5 Mar 2018 https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-dervish-raji-dies-in-custody/29078155.html

During Jafari Dolatabadi's tenure at the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, the arrest and prosecution of Baha'is, journalists, political and civil activists increased dramatically. These citizens faced severe punishments without due process and without respect for their right to a fair trial. 

“ Silencing of journalist draws huge backlash from Iranian public”, The Guardian, 4 Nov 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2016/nov/04/silencing-iranian-journalist-draws-huge-public-backlash-tehran-corruption

"Continued arrest of political and civil activists; the editor-in-chief of" Goftegoo"magazine was arrested", Radio Farda, March 17, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dolatabadi-9.pdf

"Tehran Prosecutor: Baha'is Arrested for Organizing Protests in 2009 Ashura Day", Radio Farda, 10 December, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dolatabadi-7.pdf

As the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, he has played a key role in depriving prisoners, especially political prisoners, of their basic rights, including deliberately depriving them of medical services.

“Denial of Medical Care to Prisoners Condemned by WMA”, World Medical Association, 9 Sep 2016 https://www.wma.net/news-post/denial-of-medical-care-to-prisoners-condemned-by-wma/

“WMA Condemns Complicity of Doctors in Iranian Executions”, World Medical Association, 16 July 2018 https://www.wma.net/news-post/wma-condemns-complicity-of-doctors-in-iranian-executions/

“Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Subjected to Inhumane Living Conditions as Punishment For Hunger Strike”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 5 Mar 2018 https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2018/03/political-prisoners-in-rajaee-shahr-subjected-to-inhumane-living-conditions-as-punishment-for-hunger-strike/