Hayat al-Ghayeb, the Director General of Tehran Prisons: The Achilles' Heel of the Judiciary and Tehran's Prisons.

In a previous note regarding Heshamatollah Hayat al-Ghayeb, I detailed his management of Tehran’s prisons and the special support he receives from Qasi Mehr, Chief Justice of Tehran Province, Salehi, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran, and most notably Khodayan, the head of the General Inspection Organization.

Now, scattered reports suggest that, optimistically, there was at least general awareness among prison officials and especially Hayat al-Ghayeb about potential upcoming actions by the prisoners at Evin, and that the spokesperson for the Judiciary has hinted at an ongoing investigation with specific defendants under special oversight, being reviewed at Tehran’s Criminal Court by Judge Shahriari.

It seems that the Tehran Prisons Administration, especially Heshamatollah Hayat al-Ghayeb, had been alerted to this issue through monitoring of prisoners' telecommunications and other reports, leading them to relocate specific defendants—details of which are not yet fully disclosed by Abdi Media—to safer locations or even transfer some to Greater Tehran Prison to mitigate the impact on the system during this tension.

Nevertheless, despite these reports, there was a lack of sufficient and prudent management. Without the immediate intervention of the Ministry of Intelligence at Evin Prison and the surrounding training facility, followed by the presence of NOPD forces to control the situation, what would have been the consequences of the deaths, injuries, and further damage? And where would this tension and conflict have led?

Do Hayat al-Ghayeb's supporters still consider his management of Tehran’s prisons to be strong, decisive, and appropriate given the recent events?

How long and to what extent will the support continue?

I reiterate my question:

If anyone other than Heshamatollah Hayat al-Ghayeb had been supported by the current dominant group in the Judiciary, especially the Tehran Justice Department, what would have been the outcome of the events at the prisons, particularly Evin, and the absurdly calm explanations on television? How would the judiciary have treated them?

What is the accountability for those who lost their lives due to this mismanagement, whether from fire, smoke, or the actions of controlling forces?

And most importantly, who will answer to God?

-Abdollah Abdi