Speaker urges inquiry into a1l rape' claims in Iran lttp://www.presstv,ir/detail.aspx?id—103073&secfioiñd—35 1020101
HOME REPORTS PROGRAMS DOCUMENTARY MY VOICE
NEWS Iran Middle East U.S. Asia-Pacific Africa Europe Americas Business Tech Health
Home> Iran> Politics
Speaker urges
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:22:25 GMT
Sweden summons Iran's ambassador over post-election trials.
inquiry into ‘jail rape' claims in Iran
Parliament speaker Ji Larijani called for investigations into
allegations revealed by Mehdl Karroubi that prisone it were
raped in Iran.
•o
Tue Aug 11,2009115:35
i io
claaalc Version I Text Only
a
Latest
Sweden summons Iran envoy over trials
Radiation ups diabetes risk in cancer
Font size : 0D survivors
As reports emerge that Iran's post-Vote detainees were
raped while in custody, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani
calls for investigations into the allegations.
Larijani said Monday that “a special Majlis (Parliament)
committee had carried out investigations into the
situation in [ Iranian] jails and the treatment of detainees
and it should also look into whether ‘jail rape' allegations
are true or false,” Tabnak reported.
The call for investigations comes as opposition figure
Mehdi Karroubi wrote a letter to Head of the Assembly
of Experts Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani on July
29, informing him that a number of detainees had
claimed that several women and men, arrested over the
course of post-vote demonstrations, were ‘sexually
assaulted' by their jailers.
Society Sports
Ahmadinejad urged to report on
post-vote unrest
Iran lawmakers Want say on Cabinet
vetting
Congress cartels new executive jets
Tehran to hold Fish Island exhibition
Iran's Sina Sarlak to perform in Europe,
N. America
Breastfeeding cuts breast cancer risk
Iran offers Frenchwoman embassy stay
Obama's healthcare reform draws
protests
Kuwait says attack on US base foiled
Canines as clever as 2-year-old hirnans
more>>
detainees have been raped savagely,” Karroubi said in the letter.
“A number of detainees have said that some female
“Young boys held in detention have also been savagely raped,” he said, adding that they were suffering from
depression and serious plysical injuries after the alleged attacks.
Karroubi went on to say that senior officials in the country had informed him of the appalling behavior taking place
in Iranian jails, adding that if true, this would be a catastrophe for the Islamic Republic.
The grim revelations surfaced after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution ordered officials to shut down a
“non-standard” prison in July amid reports of the mistreatment of detainees who protested against the result of
the disputed presidential vote.
Later on, the Iranian police force contended that violations of detainee rights along with dereliction of duty have
been evident at the notorious detention center, Kahrizak, in southeastern Tehran.
The deaths of at least three people in custody also prompted Iranian authorities to jail the head of the Kahrizak
detention center.
People were put in prisons after the disputed presidential vote in June provoked mess protests with supporters
of defeated presidential candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Karroubi taking to the streets to express
dissatisfaction at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election with a massive margin.
At least 30 people were killed, hundreds of others injured and nearly 3,000 people arrested in the country in the
aftermath of the election.
About 200 of 3,000 opposition activists, protesters and journalists arrested over the course of the unrest in Iran
are still being held in detention, who face mass trials on charges of plotting to topple the goverrrient through a
“velvet coup.”
CS/MD
Share DeLicb.ua Digg Facet ok LI Newavine Reddit LTechnorati
Comment
Print I Send by E-Mail
Note:
The views expressed and the links provided on our comment pages are the personal views of
individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Press TV.
FROM SAUDI WiTH LOVE
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:56:15 GMT
SURELY THERE ARE FOREIGN NATION AGENTS WORKING WITH THE TRAITORS TO
Popular
last 24 hours last week
last rmnth
Sarkozy moves to free Frenchwoman in
Iran
‘Fear of clashes' cancels Rafsanjani
sermon
Speaker urges inquiry into ‘jail rape'
claims in Iran
Lebanon army on high alert as Israel
moves forces
Israel warned of 2nd defeat against
Hezbollah
Lieberman says Mideast peace deal
‘illusion'
Hezbollah: Israeli no longer decision
maker
Iraq raps Israeli threats against Iran
Russia links domestic failures to
economic woes
7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
1 Of 3
8/11/2009 11:33 AM
