Saeed Mortazavi
- Head of Branch 9 of General Court , Tehran (1994 - 1995)
- Head of Branch 1410 of the Judicial Complex for Government Employees (Press Court ) (Apr 1997 - 2003)
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of press outlets and suppression of journalists ( April 2000- 2003) read more
- Institution
- Courts & Judicial Administrations
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
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As a judge in Branch 1410 of the Press Court, he was responsible for seizing 120 media outlets, detaining dozens of journalists, and sentencing them to prison terms for their press activities.
- Sources
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"Saeed Mortazavi from yesterday till today", ISNA, May 28, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref6.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of press outlets and suppression of journalists ( April 2000- 2003) read more
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Tehran (Apr 2003 - Dec 2009)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression and imprisonment of civil and political activists ( April 2003-December 2009) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of expression, Women's rights
- Description
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As Tehran's public and revolutionary prosecutor, he played a key role in detentions, torture, unfair trials, and harsh sentences for students and political and civil activists.
- Sources
"All the stories of Saeed Mortazavi", Shargh newspaper, December 11, 2013 https://www.magiran.com/article/2870160
"Arrest of the Director General of the Inspection Organization",see section of Zakani and Mortazavi, Radio Farda, May 28, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref7.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Torture, rape and murder of a political prisoner ( 11 July 2003) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to life
- Description
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Mortazavi played a key role in the illegal detention, torture, severe beating, and rape of Zahra Kazemi, an Iranian-Canadian photographer, which led to her death.
- Sources
Testimony of Dr. Shahram Azam: Zahra Kazemi was tortured in a systematic manner https://justice4iran.org/persian/documents/shahram-azam/
Report of the Special Committee regarding the investigation of the Death of Zahra Kazemi, Hamshahri Newspaper, 2003 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref10.pdf
"full Text of the report by the Article 90 Parliamentary Commission on the death of Zahra Kazemi", BBC, 2003 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref11.pdf
"Iranian doctor: Zahra Kazemi was tortured and raped": BBC Persian,2006 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref12.pdf
"Why was the warning of 1982 not paid attention to Mortazavi?", Bahar News, December 17, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref13.pdf
"Mortazavi, the prosecutor of eloquent cases and hadiths", Radio Farda, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref14.pdf
"impunity in Iran: Death of Photojournalist Zahra Kazemi", Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mortazaviref15.pd
- Human Rights Violation: Arrest, torture and prosecution of bloggers ( Sep-Nov 2004) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
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As Tehran's Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, he was responsible for detaining, torturing, and the obtaining of televised forced confessions from bloggers.
- Sources
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"Prosecute torturers, not bloggers", Statement by Human Rights Watch on torture and confessions of bloggers, 2005 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref16.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of post-election protests (2009) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Tehrna
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
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As the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran, he was responsible for detaining and torturing protesters against the results of the 2009 presidential election and the death of at least three of them in Kahrizak Detention Center.
- Sources
“Six judges accused of leading role in Iranian crackdown on free speech”, The Guardian, 31 July 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/six-judges-iran-crackdown-journalists-activists
“Notorious ‘Butcher’ Prosecutor Sentenced To Two Years”, Radio Farda, 2 March 2018 https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-mortazavi-prosecutor-sentenced/29072990.html
"Attack on Mousavi's campaign headquarters in Qeytariyeh", Radio France, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref18.pdf
"Details of the testimony of Kahrizak victims in the final motion of the military prosecutor's office investigator", Jaras website, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref19.pdf
"Cancellation of Saeid Mortazavi's prosecution in the judiciary", BBC Farsi, February 15, 2012 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref20.pdf
"Kahrizak and the narrative that aroused Mortazavi's anger", BBC Farsi, October 5, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref21.pdf
“Text of the indictment against Kahrizak defendants”, Justice Archive for Iran, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/publication/documents/kahrizak-2/
"New information about the threat of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani before his suspicious death", Jaras website, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref23.pdf
"Police Commander: Mortazavi Insists on Keeping Election Protesters Among Mobs", BBC Farsi, November 18, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mortazaviref24.pdf
- Other Information
“Iran arrests ex-Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi”, BBC, Feb 2013 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21332141
Iran detains prosecutor convicted in 2009 prison death case, Reuters, April 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rights-arrest/iran-detains-prosecutor-convicted-in-2009-prison-death-case-idUSKBN1HT0DP
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression and imprisonment of civil and political activists ( April 2003-December 2009) read more
- Deputy to the Attorney General (Aug 2009 - Nov 2010)
- Head of Iran’s Central Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Currency (Nov 2010 - Jul 2012)
- Head of Social Security Organisation (Jul 2011 - 18 Jul 2013)
- Judge at Branch 34 of the Judicial Complex for Government Employees’ Violations (Unknown)
- Head of Judicial Administration, Shahr-e Babak (Unknown)
On Feb 23, 2011, the US Treasury Department placed Mortazavi on its list of human rights sanctions for his role in torturing detainees during the 2009 protests in Kahrizak Prison. According to this decision, Mortazavi's assets in the United States or under the control of American companies and banks have been frozen and he has been banned from entering the United States.
On March 33, 2012, the European Union placed Mortazavi on its list of human rights sanctions for his role in widespread detentions, heavy sentences, and the deaths of detainees during the 2009 protests. According to this decision, Mortazavi's assets in the European Union have been frozen and his entry into the EU countries has been banned.