Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 13 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2022. It was answered by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 October 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Salar Abnoush
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the need to apply Magnitsky sanctions against Salar Abnoush.
- Answer
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The UK has over 200 sanctions designations in place against Iran in relation to human rights, nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On 10 October, the UK used the dedicated Iran Human Rights sanctions regime to designate the so-called Morality Police, two of its leaders and five others for serious human rights violations. This brings the total to 85 individuals and two entities sanctioned under that regime. It is longstanding practice not to speculate on future sanctions designations, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations. A full list is available on the UK Sanctions List.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-iran-relating-to-human-rights
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 62686
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Sanctions Iran Paramilitary forces Abnoush, Salar
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