Azizollah Rajabzadeh


Azizollah Rajabzadeh is a Brigadier general of the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who previously commanded the Iranian Police Special Units. He was the commander of Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2008 to 2009.
In March 2009, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf appointed Rajabzadeh as the head of the Tehran Crisis Prevention and Management Organization, and he served as the head of that organization until March 2013.

Kahrizak Incident in 2009

As Commander of the Law Enforcement Forces in Tehran Province, Azizollah Rajabzadeh is the highest ranking accused in the case of abuses in Kahrizak Detention Center.

E.U Sanctions

On 13 April 2011, the European Union published the names of 32 officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran whom the E.U. asserts are responsible for serious human rights violations and is thus subjecting to travel bans and asset freezes.