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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Parviz Sabeti denies allegations he led Savak intelligence agency under shah and directed torture of thousands</p><p>The alleged “chief torturer” for the deposed Shah of Iran is a step closer to trial for human rights abuses after a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Florida</a> federal judge rejected his demand to halt a <a href="https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/doc1/047128426453" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> brought by three former political prisoners.</p><p>Parviz Sabeti, who was reported <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/parviz-sabeti-shah-iran-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">last year</a> to have lived in a quiet upscale central Florida community, is accused of being the former head of Savak, the shah’s secret police and intelligence agency. The plaintiffs say they discovered his whereabouts only after a photo of Sabeti at a 2023 protest against the Iranian government was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/parviz-sabeti-shah-iran-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">posted on social media</a> by his daughter.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/florida-torture-lawsuit-parviz-sabeti-iran-shah" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>