{"id":44878,"date":"2023-04-30T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=44878"},"modified":"2023-04-29T17:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:50:46","slug":"a-case-of-the-1988-massacre-in-iran-hamid-noury-a-citizen-or-a-murder-of-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/a-case-of-the-1988-massacre-in-iran-hamid-noury-a-citizen-or-a-murder-of-political-prisoners\/44878\/","title":{"rendered":"A Case of the 1988 Massacre in Iran: Hamid Noury A Citizen or a Murder of Political Prisoners?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the Iranian regime, there are three independent powers that are not accountable to anyone, including reason and common sense. These powers are controlled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a> and are used as tools to maintain the regime\u2019s grip on power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the Iranian judiciary released a report on Hamid Noury<\/a>, a former guard and assistant superintendent at Iran\u2019s Gohardasht prison during the 1988 massacre<\/a> of over 30,000 political prisoners across the country. Noury was arrested in Stockholm, put on trial, and sentenced to life in prison. He has since filed an appeal, and the court has not yet made a final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian Regime\u2019s Denial of the 1988 Massacre: Examining the Case of Hamid Noury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The report ignores Noury<\/a>\u2018s background and the verdict of the Swedish court, portraying him as an innocent citizen unjustly sentenced to life in prison. The report even denies the occurrence of the 1988 massacre. However, during Noury\u2019s trial in Sweden, over 113 witnesses testified, including 60 members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), who provided irrefutable evidence about Noury\u2019s involvement in the massacre. One witness testified to seeing Noury beat a pregnant woman before sending her to the Death Commission. The evidence clearly shows Noury\u2019s guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also highlights the role of the Iranian opposition MEK <\/a>as the main plaintiff in the trial. The MEK played an indisputable role as the main plaintiff, as over 90% of the 1988 massacre<\/a> victims were affiliated with the MEK<\/a>. The political prisoners who supported the MEK refused to renounce their beliefs and were executed as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noury, as a guard and assistant superintendent at Gohardasht prison, was complicit in the selection of prisoners and their transfer to the Death Commission, which decided their fate in kangaroo trials. Noury was also involved in transferring prisoners to the execution hall and even distributed sweets among prison guards and officials as the prisoners were being hanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for the purging of political prisoners in 1988, and the document was registered in court as evidence of the crime. Prosecutors presented a list of 444 prisoners who were executed at Gohardasht prison while Noury was serving there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holding the Iranian Regime Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity: The Noury Trial and Beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The trial is not limited to Noury\u2019s role in the massacre, but calls for all the perpetrators and orchestrators of the crime against humanity to be summoned and tried. The prosecution team referred to a 2018 report by Amnesty International, titled \u201cBlood-soaked secrets<\/a>,\u201d which revealed that judges involved in the 1988 massacre explicitly asked prisoners to state their position on the MEK<\/a>, and anyone who defended support for the Iranian opposition was executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A year passes as Iran\u2019s regime white-wash the burial site of #1988Massacre<\/a>. Yet no International body has held mullahs accountable for this heinous act.#WeSupportMEK<\/a> #MEK<\/a> @SpainUN<\/a>, @BelgiumUN<\/a> , @francediplo_EN<\/a> @GermanyDiplo<\/a> @SpainMFA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B6UiPSPJgx<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) July 31, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>