Ahmad Jannati

As a judge of the Revolutionary Courts in the cities of Khorramshahr, Isfahan and Tehran, he was responsible for the unfair trial of former officials and the issuance of death sentences, imprisonment and flogging for those accused of affiliating with the Pahlavi regime.

 "Everything about Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati", ISNA, October 16, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-2.pdf

As a judge of the Revolutionary Courts in the cities of Khorramshahr, Isfahan and Tehran, he was responsible for the unfair trial of former officials and the issuance of death sentences, imprisonment and flogging for those accused of affiliating with the Pahlavi regime.

 "Everything about Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati", ISNA, October 16, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-2.pdf

As the Sharia judge of Khuzestan province during 1979-1980, he was responsible for the unfair trial and the issuance of death sentences and imprisonment for the political dissidents.

"Ahmad Jannati, Execution Apparatus and the Freshman Judges", Radio Farda, October 20, 2014 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f8-janatai-and-justice-system/26648496.html

By inciting violence against students who opposed to the Islamic Republic, he was responsible for the murder and brutal suppression of students at Ahvaz JundiShapour University after the announcement of the "Cultural Revolution."

Testimony of Mansour Asl Sharhani, a former political activist who witnessed the events at Jundishapur University, with the JFI

Report on the killing of Mahnaz Motamedi, one of the detainees of the protests against the Cultural Revolution in Ahvaz, Peykar newspaper, No. 55, May 20, 1980 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-22.pdf

"Report of an eyewitness of the bloody days of the Cultural Revolution in Ahwaz", Akhbar Rouz, May 25, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-23.pdf

As the Friday prayer Imam of Tehran and the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, he has played a role in violating the rights of protesters by supporting the violent suppression of protesters and inciting violence against protesters following the results of the 2009 presidential election.

 Video of Jannati Statements and Support for the Execution of Protesters, Justice for Iran Archive, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-25.mp4

"Ayatollah Jannati, the Friday prayer preacher in Tehran, called for the house arrest of the opposition leaders", Radio Farda, February 11, 2011 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-26.pdf

"Interview with Ayatollah Jannati ", Fars News Agency, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-18.pdf

As member and secretary of the Guardian Council, he has played a key role in preventing free elections in Iran through approbative supervision and widespread disqualification of candidates.

Amir Rustaq, "How Approbative Supervision Began; Hashemi Rafsanjani's Narration", BBC Farsi, February 7, 2016 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-O2.pdf

As secretary of the Guardian Council, he has been instrumental in approving the Hudud and Qisas Act, and turning it into law, which established and enforced cruel and inhumane punishments such as the death penalty, amputation, and flogging.

The full text of the Hudud and Qisas Act, Guardian Council Opinions Archive, 1982 http://nazarat.shora-rc.ir/Forms/frmShenasname.aspx?id=UoUo4dGszwk=&TN=l7tLyhyOobj0SooAFUE3m68PnpG7MruN

As Secretary of the Guardian Council, he played a key role in approving an amendment to the Press Law in 2000 that exacerbated violations of freedom of expression in Iran.

Press Law Amendment Act, Guardian Council Opinions Archive, 2000 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-04.pdf

As member and secretary of the Guardian Council, he has played a key role in preventing free elections in Iran through approbative supervision and widespread disqualification of candidates.

Amir Rustaq, "How Approbative Supervision Began; Hashemi Rafsanjani's Narration", BBC Farsi, February 7, 2016 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-O2.pdf

As Secretary of the Guardian Council, he played a key role in approving an amendment to the Press Law in 2000 that exacerbated violations of freedom of expression in Iran.

Press Law Amendment Act, Guardian Council Opinions Archive, 2000 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-04.pdf

As Secretary of the Guardian Council, ha played a key role in preventing the Islamic Republic of Iran from acceding to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which has led to the continuation and intensification of violations of women's rights.

Guardian Council Opinion on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Guardian Council Opinion Archive, 2003 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-06.pdf

As secretary of the Guardian Council and Tehran’s Friday prayers Imam, he played a role in violating the rights of protesters by supporting the violent suppression of the 2017-2018 protests and justifying the violent crackdown by security and law enforcement forces.

 "Jannati: Riots resulted from the plotting of foreigners and the accompaniment of their infiltrators", Mehr News Agency, December 4, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-07.pdf

"Jannati: The need to separate the deceived from the rioters", Mehr News Agency, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J-08.pdf

As Secretary of the Guardian Council and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, Jannati has played a role in violating the rights of Iranian women by supporting the police's violent treatment of women who do not observe Islamic dress code. 

 "Jannati: If the police had not dealt with the situation, defying hijab would’ve gotten worse", Mehr News Agency, May 6, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-31.pdf

"Jannati: Protesting women should be dealt with severely", Radio Zamaneh, March 13, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-32.pdf

As the chairman of the Assembly of Experts, he has participated in the violation of the rights of Gonabadi dervishes, a religious minority belonging to Iranian Sufism, by supporting the arrest, suppression and execution of Gonabadi dervishes.

 "Jannati: Responsible institutions should quickly investigate the recent riots", Mehr News Agency, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-29.pdf

"Ahmad Jannati thanks the judiciary for the execution of Mohammad Thalas", Khabaronline, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-30.pdf

As Secretary of the Guardian Council and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, Jannati has played a role in violating the rights of Iranian women by supporting the police's violent treatment of women who do not observe Islamic dress code. 

 "Jannati: If the police had not dealt with the situation, defying hijab would’ve gotten worse", Mehr News Agency, May 6, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-31.pdf

"Jannati: Protesting women should be dealt with severely", Radio Zamaneh, March 13, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Janati-32.pdf