UKSL Sanctions designation

Asadollah Jafari

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
IRN0020
OFSI group ID
12853
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • As Prosecutor of Mazandaran Province, Jafari has recommended the imposition of the death penalty in cases he has prosecuted, which has resulted in many executions including public executions and in circumstances where the imposition of the death penalty is contrary to international human rights, including by being disproportionate and excessive punishment. As Head of Judicial Administration in North Khorasan province, Jafari has also participated in the suppression of protesters and violated their rights including to a fair trial, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression. Jafari has also been responsible for illegal arrests and violations of the rights of Baha'i detainees from initial arrest to keeping them in solitary confinement in the Intelligence Detention Centre.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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