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Khamenei’s infamous new Chief Justice heralds fresh repression campaign irannewswire.org/khameneis-infa…
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Raisi has served in several positions in Iran’s judicial system,Attorney General from 2014 to 2016,Deputy Chief Justice from 2004 to 2014. He was also Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Ebrahim Raisi is the son-in-law of Mashhad Friday prayer leader and Grand Imam of Imam Reza shrine, Ahmad Alamolhoda, a hardliner known for his controversial and sometimes ridiculous sermons.
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After the 1979 revolution, Raisi quickly pulled up in the ranks of the regime’s suppressive organizations such as the “Revolutionary Court” known for handing down sentences to dissidents. He was only around 18 at the time.
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Ebrahim Raisi who was introduced into the regime’s suppressive institutions at the age of 18, was now involved in the bloodiest massacre of dissidents in Iran’s recent history in 1988 at the age of 28.

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Raisi is also the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, a massive business corporation with a real-estate portfolio worth an estimated $20 billion, which effectively functions as a slush fund for Iran’s leader.
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Raisi helps generate the funds that enable Tehran to suppress dissent at home & export terror abroad.
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@FDD report, titled “Profiles of Iranian Repression”, which was published on October 29 said that the endowment received no oversight by any other government body, undermining any attempt to determine its full size and impact.
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