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Ali Akbar Javidan (Javidan), the Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF) commander in Iran’s Kermanshah Province who has direct oversight over forces that have killed protesters, including children and the elderly. The LEF was designated in 2011 pursuant to E.O. 13553, an Iran human rights authority, for being responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election. The LEF has repeatedly used excessive force in response to protests in Iran in recent years, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of unarmed protesters. Javidan has made public statements justifying the police response to the ongoing protests while valorizing the LEF forces for suppressing them. Javidan also publicly vowed to punish so-called moral crimes, including the alleged improper wearing of the hijab, during a July 2022 roundup of 1700 people.
Javidan is designated pursuant to E.O. 13818 for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader or official of an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, serious human rights abuse relating to his tenure.
Position:
– Deputy commander of police, Golestan Province (2013 – 2016)
– Police Commander , Golestan Province (2016 – Jun 2019)
– Police Commander, Kermanshah Province (Jun 2019 – present)
Violations:
– Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019)
Also Known As:
Ali-Akbar Javidan
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran, Iran
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program