Kaamfar, Behdad
"Behdad Kaamfar is a prosecutor at the Karaj Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office which prosecutes cases in the Karaj Revolutionary Court. In that function, he is responsible for exercising repression against protesters through severe penalties, including the death penalty. The Iranian judicial authorities in particular use the criminal charge of 'Muharebeh,' or 'enmity against God' which allows for the death penalty for opposing state organs and that is frequently used for repression against protesters. In particular, Kaamfar represented the prosecution in a case in November/December 2022, in which a number of protesters were convicted ostensibly of attacks against the Basij. In that trial, Kaamfar led the prosecution to a number of death penalties for 'Muharebeh,' in particular against Mohammad Mehdi Karimi, Amid Mehdi Shokrollahi, Reza Aria Farzaneh Gharehassanlou, Hamid Gharehassanlou, Ali Moazzami Goudarzi and Hossein Mehdi Mohammadi. In leading such prosecutions and employing such criminal offences contrary to principles of justice, and thus causing the death of individuals opposing the Iranian states, Behdad Kaamfar is responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran."1
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