The Iranian Americans for Liberty have learned the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has granted yet another postponement to Mr. Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi on 12/27/21 delaying the trial until 4/20/22. We strongly condemn the Biden Justice Department for again postponing a clearly winnable case against a well-known operative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

On 10/15/21, Representative Jefferson Van Drew, Representative Yvette Herrell, and Representative Rick Crawford sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland after the 2^nd postponement stating: “We strongly encourage the DOJ to not allow him to postpone his hearing anymore, and believe he deserves to be punished to the fullest extent of the law.”

All Americans should be deeply concerned about these recent developments. We hope Secretary Blinken and Special Envoy Malley are not interfacing with the Justice Department on Afrasiabi’s behalf. We call on the DOJ to immediately reverse this decision and order a jury trial in the next 30 days.