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2024-05-20 08:23:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C12B120CC0083216D34B04F323E5F5E534C220AD0450ED9B1630DC009812869A
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Original Note:
Ebrahim Raisi was a poorly educated cleric and vice prosecutor of Tehran at the time when he was appointed as one of only four members of the Death Committee, which was responsible for torture and execution of 5,000 political prisoners in Aug-Sep. 1988. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202405198930 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57421235 https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2021/jul/21/raisi-role-1988-massacre
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