In the 1980s and 1990s, he was arrested for being a member of the opposition group PMOI and for spending time at Camp Ashraf in Iraq to visit his son.
[11] The torture were reportedly physical and psychological, and interrogators allegedly threatened Kazemi with arresting his wife and children if he did not confess.
[13][14][15][16] According to a National Council of Resistance of Iran spokesperson, Kazemi (and Haj Aqaei) had been apprehended by Iranian authorities after visiting Camp Ashraf.
[17] On January 24, 2011, Kazemi was hanged for his alleged ties to the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), an opposition group to the Iranian regime.
The United States government also urged Iranian authorities to "halt these executions in accordance with its obligations to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights".