Muzavi, Kazem
Person/Entity:
Person
Sanctioned:
No
Background:
Member of parliament for the northwestern Iranian city of Ardabil. Tried to cover up the killing by security forces of Ardabil schoolgirl Asra Panahi, whom the forces beat after she refused to sing an anthem praising Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Musavi told a media outlet that Panahi had died by suicide.1
Sources:
1. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-schoolgirl-killed-refusing-song-ayatollah/32090116.html