US sanctions on Iranian officials

The US Treasury Department said in a statement that sanctions were placed on regime officials linked to the ongoing violence against protesters in Iran.

In the statement, Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Montazeri, was reported to have been placed on the sanctions list for ordering courts in September to impose harsh sentences on most of those arrested during the protests.

In the statement, it was said that two senior officials of the Basic Force, a paramilitary organization controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Army, will be sanctioned, and that two officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Army have been added to the list of sanctions.

It was also indicated in the statement that sanctions would be imposed on the Iranian company Imen Sanat Zaman Fara, which produces equipment for Iranian law enforcement.

SHOWS IN IRAN

The death on September 16 of 22-year-old Mahsa Emini, who fell ill and was taken to hospital after being detained by Irshad patrols, known as the “morality police” in Tehran, on September 16, sparked protests against the country government. .

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Army Air Force, Brigadier General Emir Ali Hajizade, said in his November 29 speech that more than 300 people, including security forces, lost their lives in the protests that have lasted for about 3 months in the country. Iran’s Security Council announced on December 3 that the total death toll had passed 200.

The Norway-based Iranian Organization for Human Rights (IHR) claimed in its report released on December 17 that 469 protesters were killed as a result of security forces intervention in street demonstrations that began after Emini’s death. . (AA)