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Seyed Reza Mousavi Azami (Azami) commands a brigade of the LEF Special Units;
The Special Units of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF Special Units) are the dedicated crowd control and protest suppression unit of Iran’s LEF, one of the Government of Iran’s main security apparatuses that played a key role in the crackdown on protesters in the aftermath of the disputed Iranian presidential election in 2009. Serious human rights abuses against prisoners detained in the post-election protests also occurred at a detention facility run by the LEF;
Seyed Reza Mousavi Azami is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13553 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the LEF Special Units;
Involved In:
Human Rights Abuses
Also Known As:
Seyyed Reza Mousavi Azami
Country:
Iran
Nationality:
Iran