UKSL Sanctions designation

Reza Jafari

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
IRN0069
OFSI group ID
12661
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

  • Senior figure in the Iranian judiciary, now retired. Was previously Aadvisor to the Disciplinary Court for Judges, and former Head of Special Prosecution Office of Cyber-crime between 2007 and 2012. He was responsible for the repression of freedom of expression, including through the arrest, arbitrary detention and prosecution of bloggers and journalists, which in some cases then carried the death penalty. He promoted the violation of the right to life through his remarks, and failed to prevent the mistreatment and arbitrary detention of persons arrested on suspicion of cyber-crime.

Other information

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