above-mentioned demonstrators and sentenced him to two years of prison.35 However, Saeed Mortazavi was reportedly released in September 2019.36 Cases of killings and torture and other ill-treatments during and following the 2009 protests have been largely reported and documented. Although Iranian authorities set up a parliamentarian committee to investigate cases of post-election arrestees, the process of selection of MPs candidates added to the threat of being accused on the charge of “national security” impair MPs’ impartiality. Furthermore, the lack of legal safeguards against torture and other ill-treatments, and the lack of oversight over security forces’ activities during protests, do not set the appropriate legal framework to prosecute and hold accountable those responsible for abuses. Although low-raking officials have been prosecuted and convicted for abuses notably in the Kahrizak prison 37 most of the highest-ranking officials involved in the 2009 protests’ human rights violations have been either acquitted, sentenced to short prison sentences, or haven’t been prosecuted. As a result, the Iranian Government has not established impartial and independent investigation into killings, torture and other ill treatments during and following the 2009 presidential elections and didn’t hold all officials into account. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 35 Human Rights Watch, 2018, https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/24/notorious-iranian-prosecutor-behind-bars-now Radio Farda, 2019, https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-releases-notorious-former-prosecutor-mortazavi-jailed-for-prisonerdeaths/30151955.html 37 Human Rights Watch, 2014, https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/19/iran-ruling-official-linked-protester-deaths 36 5