|
Five policemen were arrested by the judiciary in relation to the
case, according to the judiciary's Mizan news agency, which did
not reveal the deceased's name, the charges he was facing, or
the date on which he died.
"Following the violation of a citizen's rights, necessary
follow-ups were carried out and defendants related to the case
were imprisoned based on a temporary arrest warrant," Lahijan's
prosecutor, Ebrahim Ansari, said according to Mizan.
Ansari added that forensic pathologists carried out follow-ups
to determine the cause of death of the accused, without
providing additional information.
Iranian activist rights group Hengaw reported that the deceased,
who it identified as 36-year-old Mohammad Mirmousavi, was
arrested on Aug. 24 following an altercation and tortured to
death on the same day.
Hengaw said this was the seventh case of a death in custody
since the start of the year. Reuters could not verify this
allegation.
A blurred video was circulated on social media showing the
lacerated back of a topless man. Reuters could not verify the
authenticity of the video.
The respect of citizens' rights, including women and minorities,
was one of the electoral promises of the relatively moderate
Pezeshkian, who won the presidency in July.
In 2022, the death in custody of young Kurdish-Iranian woman
Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for flouting Iran's strict hijab
laws, sparked months of nationwide protests in what became a
major challenge to the Islamic Republic.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex Richardson)
[© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All
rights reserved.]
Copyright 2022 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|
