Amir Moshtagh Gangchin

Amir Moshtagh Gangchin is from Urmia. He was arrested and sentenced to prison on the charge of collusion with enemy states through espionage for Mossad.

On April 30, 2022, Iran International's diplomatic sources reported that the IRGC's Quds Force intended to use drug smugglers to perform three assassinations in Turkey, Germany, and France. A member of the Quds Force's Brigade 840 who was arrested in a European country admitted that he had received 150 thousand dollars to make preparations for these assassinations and was supposed to receive another million dollars after the assassinations were done. He was supposed to use his connections with drug smugglers to orchestrate these assassinations. Hours later, official Israeli media outlets announced that Mossad forces had traveled to Iran to "interrogate" Mansour Rasouli in front of a camera. Israeli TV channels also aired an audio file in which Mansour Rasouli introduced himself as 52 years old, son of Reza Rasouli, born in Hashem Abad, and said he had been involved in the mission for three assassinations. The Israeli FM 103 radio channel said the release of the audio file was intended to humiliate Iranian Intelligence agencies. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='49657'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34688/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763%7C'> HRANA reported that Kamran Hanareh, Vafa Hanareh, Ashkan Osmannejad, Fakhroddin Doudkanlou, Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Hassan Omarpour, and Amir Moshtagh Gangchin were arrested for "espionage" by the security forces. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49658'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34688/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763%7C'> HRANA reported that Kamran Hanareh, Ashkan Osmannejad, Fakhroddin Doudkanlou, Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Hassan Omarpour, and Amir Moshtagh were transferred to Urmia prison at the end of their interrogation phase. Vafa Hanareh is still under interrogation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49659'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3FY4lxy'> The Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA reported that the IRGC released a statement claiming that it has "arrested a network of thugs and hoodlums with ties to Mossad" and claimed that: > This network, guided by the intelligence agency of the zionist regime (Israel), was involved in robberies, destruction of private and public property, kidnapping, and taking fake confessions. The statement claims that the IRGC and Intelligence Ministry arrested the network. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49660'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=18201'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that the members of the team charged with working for Mossad are Kamran Hanareh, Vafa Hanareh, Ashkan Osmannejad, Fakhrolddin Doudkanlou, Aran Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Hassan Omarpour, and Amir Moshtagh. The report states that one of these individuals, realizing that they are getting arrested, had escaped the country to Turkey but was arrested by the Intelligence Ministry forces in Turkey and brought back to Iran. According to the report, getting a confession from an IRGC member Mansour Rasouli and setting fire to the vehicles of military leaders are among their charges. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49661'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20617'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that the third branch of the revolutionary court of Urmia presided by Judge Najafzadeh, sentenced Nasim Namazi, Vafa Hanareh, Aram Omari Bardiani, Rahman Pahaz, and Mansour Rasouli to death on the charge of participating in espionage in collusion with Mossad. The court has sentenced Kamran Hanareh, Fakhroddin Doudkanou, Ashkan Osmannejad Gandouk, Hassan Omarpour, and Amir Moshtagh Gongchin to 10 years in prison on the same charge. The sources said that these 10 citizens were arrested by the Intelligence Ministry agents in Urmia and each spent several months in solitary under severe torture. ِThe report states that due to severe torture and threats against other family members and even rape, they were forced to confess to the crimes. But during the trial, they denied all the charges and reported that the confessions were taken under severe torture. The court convicted all of them even though some of them were denied access to an attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49662'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20557'> Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Amir Moshtagh Gangchin, Fakhroddin Douckanlou, and Ashkan Osmannejad went on hunger strike to protest the death and prison sentences that they received. Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that after announcing their hunger strike, they were taken to solitary. , Kurdistan Human Rights Network also reported that their case has been referred to the supreme court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49663'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20600'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Amir Moshtagh Gangchin, Fakhroddin Douckanlou, and Ashkan Osmannejad are still on hunger strikes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49664'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20617'> After family visits in person, Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazou, Amir Moshtagh Gangchin, Fakhroddin Douckanlou, and Ashkan Osmannejad ended their hunger strikes temporarily and were transferred to the political prisoners' ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>