Asadollah Jafari

As the  prosecutor, he was involved in the arrest of Soheila Motallebi, a Baha'i citizen,  on 12 December 2008. She was arrested because of her religious belief and denied access to a lawyer.

“Release Baha’is Detained in Mazandaran” Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 12 December 2008

https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2008/12/release-baha%e2%80%99is-detained-in-mazandaran/

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for the execution of three drug offenders in Sari on 5 May, 2015.

“Three men hanged in the city of Sari”, Asr Iran, 5 May 2015

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-12.pdf

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for carrying out the death sentence in public for a prisoner charged with murder in Sari on 24 August, 2014.

“Iran: Man Hanged in Public in the city of Sari”, Death Penalty News, 25 August 2014

https://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2014/08/iran-man-hanged-in-public-in-city-of.html

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari has been responsible for the issuing and carrying out death sentences for two drug offenders on 31 May  2015 in the city of Sari.

“Three Executions in Iran; One Hanged in Public”, Death Penalty News, 1 June  2015

https://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2015/06/three-executions-in-iran-one-hanged-in.html

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for carrying out the death sentences of two individuals accused of buying and selling drugs in Sari on 6 May, 2011

 “Execution of two drug smugglers in Sari”, Asr Iran, 6 May 2011

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-13.pdf

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, he was involved in the arrest of Baha’i citizen, Massoud Ataeian, on 17 November 2008. Ataeian was arrested for his religious beliefs and was denied both visiting time and access to a lawyer. 

 “Release Baha’is Detained in Mazandaran” Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 12 December 2008

https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2008/12/release-baha%e2%80%99is-detained-in-mazandaran/

As a prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was involved in the arrest of Wajihullah Golpour, a Baha'i citizen, his harsh interrogation, and humiliating the prisoner by walking him ankle-cuffed around the town.

Fred Petrossian, “Iran: 71 year old Bahai prisoner humiliated”, 5 May 2011

https://globalvoices.org/2011/05/05/iran-71-year-old-bahai-prisoner-humiliated/

"A Baha'i was led around the city of Tonekabon" BBC Farsi, May 6, 2011

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-4.pdf

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for the house raid and detention of Sara Mahboubi, a Baha’i student deprived of her right to education, because of her religious beliefs, in Sari on 9 April 2011.

“Baha’i Student Sara Mahboubi Detained”, Iran Press Watch, 30 April 2011

http://iranpresswatch.org/post/7727/bahai-student-sara-mahboubi-detained/

As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, he was involved in the issuance and execution of inhumane punishments, including amputating four fingers of a prisoner charged with theft  in Sari prison.

 “A Thief's Hand Is Amputated In Iran As Islamic Punishment”, Radio Farda, 2019

https://en.radiofarda.com/a/a-thief-s-hand-is-amputated-in-iran-as-islamic-punishment/30234614.html

As the head of judicial administration of the North Khorasan Province, Jafari has been involved in the arrest and prosecution of 18 protesters during the peaceful protests of December 2017-January 2018. The 2017-2018 protests started against corruption and high prices, but quickly turned into anti-regime protests. The government's brutal crackdown of the protest led to the death of at least 25 protesters.

 “17 protesters arrested in Bojnourd”, Mehr News, 9 January 2018