The European Union (EU) Monday decided to impose a ninth package of sanctions on an additional seven individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.
The new listings include the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Isfahan province and the Deputy Judge of the Provincial Criminal Court of Isfahan province, who are responsible for the trials against protestors, said the EU Foreign Affairs Council, meeting in Luxembourg, in a statement.
Today's sanctions also target the commander of IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in Isfahan province, Governor and head of Rezvanshahr Security Council in Gilan province, and the Police Commander of Rezvanshahr in Gilan province, for the crackdown against protestors.
Further, sanctions were imposed on the Governor of the city of Amol, responsible and the commander of the Imam Hossein Guards Corps of Karaj over the detention and killing of protestors.
EU sanctions now apply to a total of 223 individuals and 37 entities in Iran. They consist of an asset freeze, a travel ban to the 27-member bloc, and a prohibition to make funds or economic resources available to those listed.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
