Full Statement of Iranian Military Court on Kahrizak Detention Centre

Based on our research, in the aftermath of accidents and turbulences after the elections, from June 15 to June 24, 23 people were charged by judicial officials and sent to Kahrizak detention centre. Same happened to 145 people on July 10.

After reports were published about the breach of citizenship rights that led to the death of three accused in Kahrizak, Supreme Leader ordered shutting down of Kahrizak and a careful and legal approach to those who abused citizenship rights. Special Board of the Secretariat of National Security Supreme Council began the research. With the suggestion of this board and report of the board for Monitoring and Assessment of Citizenship Rights in Judiciary and orders of supreme judicial officials, a file was opened by Tehran military prosecutor. After four months of continuous research, we are making the details of enquiry available to the noble people of Iran:

1- After the case was sent to Branch 1 of interrogation to the Tehran military prosecutor, wide-ranging assessments started. With the help of judicial officials and various parts of Kahrizak Detention centre, the assessments were seen and examined by the military prosecutor of Tehran and the Judge assigned to the case. A full list of those accused who were sent to Karhizak detention centre in post-election accidents was prepared, all of them were identified and 98 people filed complaints to Tehran military prosecutor and injured people were introduced to forensics.

2- While dealing with the case, Secretariat of National Security Supreme Council played a skillful role in paying damages and apologizing from claimants. Eventually 51 people declared their satisfaction.

3- Because three people from those arrested died (late Mohsen Rooholah Amini, Amir Javadifar and Mohammad Kamrani) and charges were made by their legal representatives, expansive research started on this case by interviewing those accused, witnesses and experts. Forensics was asked, based on the assessment of corpses, to declare its opinion on the definite cause of their death and also to get the opinion of the Forensics Experts Board. Forensics, in their opinion, rejected the idea that the above-mentioned people have died because of meningitis. Also, based on the beating marks on the corpses, they declared the reason for the deaths was physical abuse.

5- After initial research, those involved in the case were summoned by the military prosecutor. Interrogations took place. Research ultimately led to charges being laid against 22 people from different ranks and sections of police and related people and they are being prosecuted.

6- Finally, after extensive research, based on confessions and statements of the accused, statements of claimants and experts, assessment of the scene of the crime, numerous request for information from related authorities, forensic opinion about the process and degree of injuries on claimants and the reason of death for those who died, in-scene research and other available clues, the Tehran military prosecutor found 12 culprits. The prosecutor laid charges and stopped the prosecution of the other accused.

7- based on available documents and forensics opinions, Tehran military prosecutor came to a conclusion that the death of late Mohsen Rohollah Amini, Amir Javadifar, and Mohammad Kamrani, based on Clause B of Article 205 of the Islamic Punishment Legal Code constituted intentional murder, the military prosecutor has asked for punishment for three of those who worked in Kahrizak. The request for punishment is based on the charges of them inflicting beatings and injuries that lead to intentional murder of three persons.

8- Other charges laid against the accused by the military prosecutor include:
– Ordering and participating in beating, injuring, and insulting claimants.
– Depriving those arrested from their constitutional rights and not observing citizenship rights, which is the subject of law for respecting legitimate freedoms.
– Incircumspection and lack of observing state discipline that led to fatal damage and injuries caused by lack of required management and supervision in Kahrizak.
– Ordering and participating in the false reports about the reason and cause of death for three of the arrested in Kahrizak.

It is to be noted that the Iranian Military Court, based on legal regulations, will declare the name of the accused after issuing the final decree.

At the end we should thank the regime’s high-ranking officials, the three-strong board of judiciary, Special Board of the Secretariat of National Security Supreme Council, members of the special committee in Islamic Parliament, the media, the patient and noble people of Iran, and all those who helped the Tehran military prosecutor in this case with their suggestions and contributions. We hope that these contributions will continue in the process of working on this case.

Additional information about how and when the first court for accused in the case will take place will be consequently declared.

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