Shahram
Ahmadi, 30, a Sunni prisoner of conscience, who was arrested on
November 29, 2009, have been finally sentenced to death by the Appeal
Court. The verdict has been submitted to his lawyer on October 25, 2015,
and referred to Iran’s Supreme Court, BCR Group has learned.
He
was convicted to the capital punishment for the vague charges
“Moharebeh”, “acting against national security” and “propaganda against
the regime of Iran” at Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court
chaired by Judge Mogheyseh on October 12, 2012 [He was trialed in a
so-called court in 5 minutes].
He,
from Sanandaj city, was held in solitary confinement for 33 months in
ward 350 of Evin prison in Tehran, before being transferred to Rajai
Shahr prison in Karaj. Shahram had been also kept in the prisons of
Sanandaj and Zanjan since the arrest.
His
younger brother, Bahram Ahmadi, was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison
along with five other Sunni preachers on 27 December 2012.
Mr.
Shahram Ahmadi, A Sunni prisoner, suffers from kidney infections. He
has entered into his seventh prison term on April 25, 2015.
However,
his activities were reportedly linked to cultural-religious affairs
such as preaching in public places such as mosques and universities,
participating in the religious (Sunni) meeting, distribution religious
books and CDs, religious holiday’s prayer, funding religious ceremonies
and training of seminarian courses.
The Letter of his Mother her Second Son to Be Hanged
They
are going to kill [hang] my second son. My Shahram yet to be 30 years
old. He has been in prison for seven years. Most of his incarceration,
he has been held in solitary confinement. Now, his death sentence for
religious activities in the mosque, has been sent to the Execution of
the Warrants Department. What can I do as a palsy mother? Bahram, his
brother, was also hanged. How much a mother can tolerate? Every day and
night I cry out to God and ask him to give me my death. As a Sunni
Muslim, we are not heard [in Iran]. Isn't this the quote by Imam Hussein
of Shiites: "If you don’t believe in any religion [and don’t fear the
Resurrection Day], at least be free in this world"? Do something to save
my son. I have lived enough, it’s a couple of years that I have become
palsy, even can't go to Tehran to visit my son [in prison]. Hang me
instead of him and finish everything. Death is better than this life
that you have made for me. My son is yet to be 30, for what sin you kill
our children this easy? I swear to the only God, one day, you must
answer for these innocent bloods [that you have shed].
***
Sunni Prisoners Situation in Iran
According
to the critical condition of more than 74 Sunni Kurd prisoners who
overall have been convicted to prison terms which estimated from five to
thirty-three year in Rajai Shahr prison. In addition, 39 of them have
been convicted to death by Revolutionary Court of the regime, although,
the Six prisoners of them including Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Molaei, Jahangir
Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Sedigh Mohammadi and Hadi Husseini were
executed on 4 March 2015.
This report has
mentioned on the numbers of Sunni prisoners that would not tend to
publish their news, because the relatives of some prisoners are panicked
to publish news of their imprisoned children after they were severely
threatened by officials of the regime of Iran.
Torture,
beating, mock execution and brutal interrogation are the norms against
Sunni Kurd prisoners that most of them are unknown due to weak media and
Human Rights Organizations.
They have had extremely painful experiences in prison—both psychologically and physically during interrogation by torturers.
Broken
captives are thrown into solitary confinement and horrific
interrogation rooms, where the goal of inquisition through inhuman and
cruel methods. The condition of prisoners is alarming and worrying as
reports have acknowledged.
They are
brutally tortured and threatened through pressure of their families,
hanging from ceiling that lead them to break their shoulder, lethal
medicine injection, hangs up weight to the testis, keeping in cold
weather, threats of rape, severe lashes on the bed, beating by shocker,
beating to the sensitive organs (head, cerebellum, neck, spine, stomach,
shin, knee, back of knee), mock execution and long-term imprisonment in
solitary confinement.
***
Hereof, BCR Group asks halting the death penalty by writing immediately in Persian, English or your own language:
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Urging the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the execution of
Shahram Ahmadi and commute without delay his death sentence to a term of
imprisonment;
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 7 SEPTEMBER 2015 TO:
Leader of the Islamic Republic
Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei
The Office of the Supreme Leader
Islamic Republic Street- End of Shahid
Keshvar Doust Street
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Twitter: @khamenei_ir
Salutation: Your Excellency
Head of the Judiciary
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani
c/o Public Relations Office
Number 4, 2 Azizi Street intersection
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Salutation: Your Excellency
And copies to:
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Hassan Rouhani
The Presidency
Pasteur Street, Pasteur Square
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Twitter: @HassanRouhani (English)
@Rouhani_ir (Persian)
Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.
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