Adeinehvand, Salman

Person/Entity:
Person
Also Known As:
Adineh Vand, Salman; Adineh-Vand, Salman
Sanctioned by U.S:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.S:
2023-04-24
Sanctioned by EU:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by EU:
2023-05-22
Sanctioned by U.K.:
No
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
U.S Laws/EOs Sanctioned Under:
EO 13553
EU Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Decision 2011/235/CFSP and Regulation No 359/2011
U.K. Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
--
Canadian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
--
Australian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
--
Description

"Salman Adinehvand (Adinehvand) is the current Commander of the Tehran Police Relief Unit of Iran’s LEF, the primary security organization in charge of crowd control and protest suppression. Adinehvand’s unit was directly responsible for the violent suppression of protests in Tehran in September and October 2022, during which dozens of protestors were killed by security forces using live ammunition."1 

"Salman Adinehvand has been the Commander of the Tehran Police Relief Unit of Iran’s LEF, the primary security organisation in charge of crowd control and protest suppression, since January 2021. Adinehvand’s unit was directly responsible for the violent suppression of protests in Tehran in September and October 2022, during which dozens of protestors were killed by security forces using live ammunition. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran."2 

Source

1. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1436 

2. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2023.134.01.0006.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2023%3A134I%3ATOC 

Back to Iran Human Rights Sanctions Tracker