The anger of the Pasdaran shakes themIran. AND died The activist in prison Javad Rouhi, one of the protesters arrested during the protests over the killing of young Mahsa Amini. The 35-year-old had been sentenced to the death penalty on various charges related to his participation in the demonstrations, but last May the Supreme Court overturned the sentence and asked for the trial to be reopened. According to Iranian officials, Rouhi died as a result of “ineffective hospital treatment” after experiencing a “crisis” in prison, but activists are pointing the finger at authorities.
“Unfortunately, despite the intervention of medical personnel, Javad Rouhi died and an inquest has been launched to determine the cause of death,” reported Thursday Mizan, Iranian justice news site. But an hour before the official announcement, according to the BBC, several human rights activists announced Rouhi’s death on social networks and accused the judicial and security authorities of “killing” him.
Found guilty of leading rioters and destroying property apostasy – Rouhi had received three death sentences from a court in Nowshahr, a city in northern Iran, for burning a Koran during a demonstration. As expected, the country’s Supreme Court overturned the verdict in May and sent the case to another court for retrial. This would not have stopped the Pasdarans: according to the information provided by Amnesty InternationalRouhi was not suffering from any illness prior to his imprisonment and his death was not due to natural causes. And most importantly, the 35-year-old was “imprisoned”. abuse And torture of various kinds, including Beatings, whippings and electric shocks“: “Javad Rouhi suffered rotator cuff injuries, urinary incontinence, indigestion, and walking difficulties, and did not have access to proper medical care.”
The Rouhi case must be investigated effectively and independently, according to the NGO, which also called for the Iranian authorities to be prosecuted as they are “justly suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international law and other serious violations of human rights”. On the same wavelength human rights in Iran: The organization asked “the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to investigate his death.” The director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam stated: “The death of Javad Rouhi must be investigated by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission as an extrajudicial killing in prison. Ali Khamenei, along with all individuals and organizations involved in his arrest, torture and detention, are responsible for his death and must be held accountable.”