Iran International's investigation reveals that Hossein Yazdanka, head of the fifth branch of the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, was involved in handing out death sentences to a number of protesters in January, sentencing lawyers and political prisoners to prison, and confiscating the property of visitors.
According to this investigation, Yazdanka issued a death sentence to at least 11 people arrested during the January protests, and in the past was involved in cases such as the conviction of Fatma Seferi and her two brothers, the passing of sentences against 12 lawyers and the confiscation of Marzia Mohabi's property.
Marzia Mohavi, a lawyer, told Iran International that Yazdanka cites the reports of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organization of the Revolutionary Guards in issuing his sentences. Investigations also show that despite these records, Yazdanka's name does not appear on the list of personal sanctions of the United States, the United Kingdom, or the European Union.
Reporting by Azada Akbari of Iran International.