Abbas Ja'fari DowlatabadiPerson

Also known as

• Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi

Designations

• Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Iran since 2020-12-31. Other entities under Iran

Source remarks: IRN0002 — Prosecutor General of Tehran from August 2009 until May 2019. Dolatabadi's office indicted a large number of protesters, including individuals who took part in the December 2009 Ashura Day protests. He ordered the closure of Karroubi's office in September 2009 and the arrest of several reformist politicians, and he banned two reformist political parties in June 2010. His office charged protesters with the charge of Muharebeh, or enmity against God, which carries a death sentence, and denied due process to those facing the death sentence. His office also targeted and arrested reformists, human rights activists, and members of the media, as part of a broad crackdown on the political opposition. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with “sowing corruption on earth”, a charge which carries the death penalty. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with “sowing corruption on earth”, a charge which carries the death penalty (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth

1953

Place of birth

Isfahan. Yazd

Nationality

Iran

Position

Former prosecutor general of Tehran ( Aug 2009-Apr 2019)

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets list version gb_hmt_ofsi@2026-06-03, observed 2026-06-03.

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