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France 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\/28\/2022<\/p>\n

Washington (AFP) \u2013\u00a0<\/em>An exile group announced a New York lawsuit against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Thursday, challenging US authorities to take action against him as he is expected to arrive next month for the UN General Assembly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran said the suit accused Raisi of torture and murder in a 1988 crackdown on Iranian dissidents.<\/p>\n

Echoing similar complaints filed in England and Scotland, the civil lawsuit says that in 1988 Raisi was a member of the so-called “death commission,” four judges who directly ordered thousands of executions as well as torture of members of the opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, known as the MEK.<\/p>\n

The MEK is the largest partner of the NCRI.<\/p>\n

It is “beyond doubt that as deputy state prosecutor for Tehran province, Ebrahim Raisi, was a member of that death commission,” Steven Schneebaum, the lead attorney in the lawsuit, said in a Washington press conference organized by the NCRI.<\/p>\n

The suit was filed in federal court in New York last week in the names of two people tortured at the time and a third person whose brother was executed.<\/p>\n

It cites Amnesty International and US sanctions declarations that accuse Raisi of complicity in the 1988 events.<\/p>\n

The suit asks for unspecified damages for torture, extrajudicial killings, genocide and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

The suit challenges the belief that Raisi, who was elected president last year, enjoys immunity under US law as a head of state and also an official foreign representative attending the United Nations annual general meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

Schneebaum said that, for one, Raisi is not a diplomat officially accredited to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Secondly, he said, while Raisi is president, the real head of state of Iran is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

“Raisi is not a diplomat… and is not eligible for the privileges extended under the Vienna Convention. Nor is he in fact a head of state,” Schneebaum said.<\/p>\n

If US authorities accept those arguments, they could serve Raisi with a warrant if he attends the UN meetings beginning September 13.<\/p>\n

That would require him to submit a plea withing 21 days, said Schneebaum.<\/p>\n

The US State Department did not immediately respond to a questions on its view of Raisi’s status.<\/p>\n

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