Habibi, Mohammad Reza

Person/Entity:
Person
Sanctioned by U.S:
No
Sanctioned by EU:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by EU:
2011-10-10
Sanctioned by U.K.:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.K.:
2020-12-31
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
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Description

"Chief Justice of Isfahan. Former Attorney General of Isfahan. Former Head of the Ministry of Justice office in Yazd. Former Deputy Prosecutor of Isfahan. Complicit in proceedings denying defendants a fair trial – such as Abdollah Fathi, executed in May 2011 after his right to be heard and mental health issues were ignored by Habibi during his trial in March 2010. He was, therefore, complicit in a grave violation of the right to due process, contributing to a sharp increase in executions in 2011." 1

"Head of the Ministry of Justice office in Yazd. Former Deputy Prosecutor of Isfahan. Complicit in proceedings denying defendants a fair trial — such as Abdollah Fathi, executed in May 2011 after his right to be heard and mental health issues were ignored by Habibi during his trial in March 2010. He was, therefore, complicit in a grave violation of the right to due process, contributing to a sharp increase in executions in 2011." 2

"Mohammad Reza Habibi, as the Chief Justice of Yazd Province, has been responsible for issuing and enforcing retribution and death sentences in public. Habibi has been involved in the execution of a prisoner in public on April 12, 2015, the execution of two prisoners in public on 9 March, 2017, and the execution of Ali Salari on 25 November, 2017."3

Sources:

1. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/

2. https://docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html

3. https://facesofcrime.org/profile/205/mohammad-reza-habibi/

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