{"id":24878,"date":"2021-08-16T16:40:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=24878"},"modified":"2021-08-16T16:40:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:40:17","slug":"iran-raisis-cabinet-foretells-amplifying-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/08\/iran-raisis-cabinet-foretells-amplifying-threats\/24878\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Raisi\u2019s Cabinet Foretells Amplifying Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) recently reported <\/a>that following his inauguration earlier this month, the Iranian regime\u2019s new president, Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> has sent a list to the regime\u2019s parliament of the names of prospective appointees to the cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCRI said, \u201cThere is little doubt regarding whether those appointments will be confirmed by the parliament, which is widely expected to act as a sort of rubber stamp for the policies that Raisi puts into place over the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An electoral boycott took place in June, fuelled by the fire of the public knowledge of Raisi\u2019s background, his part in the crackdown of the November 2019 uprising<\/a> and more significantly, his major role in the 1988 massacre<\/a> of political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCRI said, \u201cOver 30,000 political prisoners were put to death over the course of about three months. Raisi was personally tasked with extending his jurisdiction beyond Tehran when Khomeini determined that his enthusiasm for capital punishment would help correct the \u2018weakness of the judiciary\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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