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| Iran to try officers involved in Kahrizak murders |
| 2009-12-20 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Police officers involved in fatal violence at Tehran's infamous Kahrizak facility have been charged with murder, Iran's armed forces say. A statement from the Judicial Organization for the Armed Forces on Saturday announced that according to forensic information three of the 168 people detained during the country's post-election violence, six months ago, were killed while being held at the Tehran facility. The three identified as Mohsen Rouholamini, Amir Javadifar and Mohammad Kamrani died from injuries sustained during repeated beatings in the detention center, the statement read. The Judicial Organization report further dismissed earlier accounts that the three had died of meningitis. Of the 22 officers under investigation in connection with the Kahrizak case, 12 were charged with murder first degree over "direct involvement in the beatings that led to the deaths." Tehran's military prosecutor has requested that three of the defendants be sentenced for three counts of premeditated first-degree murder. The statement added that the date for the Kahrizak trial would soon be announced. Kahrizak was declared as a 'sub-standard' facility in August, after grim revelations about the state of detention of the inmates. Consequently, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ordered the immediate closure of the detention center. The Leader also called for a probe into the complaints lodged by the detainee, who alleged that they were subjected to harsh interrogation techniques during their time in Kahrizak. |
| Posted by:Fred |