{"id":224637,"date":"2020-08-26T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=224637"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T12:09:55","slug":"u-s-state-department-releases-names-of-dr-kazem-rajavis-assassins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/u-s-state-department-releases-names-of-dr-kazem-rajavis-assassins\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. State Department Releases Names of Dr. Kazem Rajavi\u2019s Assassins"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_224638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224638\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"U.S.-State-Department-releases-names-of-Dr.-Kazem-Rajavis-assassins\" class=\"size-large wp-image-224638\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/kazem-rajavi-iran-ncri\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">designated<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">on August 21 for their role in assassinating Dr. <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-the-decision-to-close-dr-kazem-rajavis-assassination-case-justifies-crime-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kazem Rajavi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a leading human rights figure and the representative of the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On August 21, the U.S. Department of State announced visa restrictions on 14 Iranian individuals for their involvement in gross violations of human rights on behalf of the Iranian regime, the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">This action was taken pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY 2020, making ineligible for entry into the United States officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information of involvement in a gross violation of human rights.\u00a0 This action includes visa restrictions on 13 officials involved in a brutal and intricately planned assassination carried out in Switzerland in 1990 as part of Iran\u2019s ongoing worldwide campaign of violence and terrorism.\u00a0 These 13 individuals, who posed as Iranian diplomats, were acting under the highest orders of their government to silence opposition and show that no one is safe from the Iranian regime, no matter where they live<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d read the State Department\u2019s statement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It announced t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he names of these terrorists as follows:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ali Reza Bayani Hamadani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Said Danesh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ali Hadavi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Saeed Hemati<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammad Reza Jazayeri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Moh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">en Sharif Esfahani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ali Moslehiaraghi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Naser Pourmirzai<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohsen Pourshafiee<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammad Said Rezvani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mahmoud Sajadian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yadollah Samadi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On August 21, <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the NCRI\u2019s Presiden<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t-elect, welcomed the U.S. decision in designating the assassins of Prof. Rajavi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and described <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as an \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">essential and effective step to combat terrorism and to safeguard the security of European countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Designating 13 assassins of Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KazemRajavi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KazemRajavi<\/a> by the State Department is an essential and effective step to combat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorism<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wqFwtdm4Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/0wqFwtdm4Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1296932614780092416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The designation should be complemented by blacklisting of those who ordered this crime: Ali Khamenei; the incumbent ministers of Intelligence and Foreign Affairs, Ali Fallahian and Ali Akbar Velayati; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Hassan Rouhani, the incumbent secretary of the Supreme Security Council<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prosecution, punishment, and blacklisting of the murderers of Prof. Rajavi and the clerical regime\u2019s leaders has been postponed for years by European countries, emboldening the regime to resort to further bloodshed and terrorism in Europe.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d Mrs. Rajavi added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept<\/a> blacklisting of 13 murderers of Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KazemRajavi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KazemRajavi<\/a>, the great martyr for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a>, is an essential and effective step in the fight against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorism<\/a>, contributing to European countries\u2019 security.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1296908658434088960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prosecution, punishment, and blacklisting of the murderers of Prof. Rajavi and the clerical regime\u2019s leaders has been postponed for years by European countries, emboldening the regime to resort to further bloodshed and terrorism in Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1296908661458120704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he Iranian Resistance, as the only viable alternative to the mullahs\u2019 regime, has been the target of the regime\u2019s terrorist plots. The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">failed bombing plot <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">against <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the NCRI\u2019s annual \u201cFree Iran\u201d gathering, and the subsequent arrest of the regime\u2019s diplomat terrorist <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assadollah<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assadi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in 2018, and the regime\u2019s ongoing disinformation campaign<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">further show the regime\u2019s utter fear of its organized opposition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the NCRI and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Rajavi\u2019s assassination case <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is one the strongest cases of the regime\u2019s terrorism abroad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ecause the operatives, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their commanders and those who made this decision in Tehran were identified. In addition, the motive behind this assassination is clear, the da<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">te<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of entry and departure of the terrorists was clear<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2006, an investigating magistrate in Switzerland issued an arrest warrant for Ali Falahian, then the regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), for \u201ccarefully planning\u201d the assassination of Dr. Rajavi. In addition, it was revealed that 13 terrorists, who had diplomatic passports, were able to go back to Iran, without being tried for their crime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This designation, years after the Iranian Resistance<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> endeavors to mobilize the international community <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to stand against the regime\u2019s terrorism abroad and human rights violations in Iran, is the first step to hold all the regime\u2019s officials to account for their ongoing human rights violations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this regard, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Rajavi\u2019s assassination case, as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">some<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one who was seeking justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, mostly members of the MEK, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is indeed considered as part of the case of the regime\u2019s crime against humanity in 1988. Therefore<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, holding the regime\u2019s authorities to account for this crime is the beginning of serving justice for all the victims of the clerical regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and stopping the regime\u2019s terrorism abroad.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States State Department released the names of 13 individuals it had designated on August 21 for their role in assassinating Dr. Kazem Rajavi, a leading human rights figure [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":224638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[129,197,198,202,215,273],"class_list":{"0":"post-224637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-mek-iran","10":"tag-ncri","11":"tag-mek","12":"tag-kazem-rajavi","13":"tag-assadollah-assadi"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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