Young Man ‘Killed’ Under Torture by Khormobid Intelligence Office Officials; Fars Province Authorities Promise Investigation

Following the release of images related to the family protest of a prisoner named “Javad Khosrovanian” recently published on social media, the Chief Justice of Fars Province has ordered a special investigation and review of the prisoner’s death case.

In recent days, images of protests by the family of a young man named “Javad Khosrovanian” were published on social media. They claimed that he lost his life due to “beating” by officials of the Khormobid Intelligence Office in order to extract a “confession.”

According to reports, Mr. Khosrovanian was arrested by officials of the Khormobid Intelligence Office on September 8, but to this moment there is no information available about the reason for the young man’s arrest.

Following the release of these images on social media, Kazem Mousavi, Chief Justice of Fars Province, announced that “by opening a legal case under the supervision of the judicial authority, the cause of death of this defendant will be investigated until the matter is fully clarified.”

This judicial official added: If any violation or illegal action against the civil rights of the deceased is established, the perpetrators will be dealt with within the framework of the law and without any leniency.

This is not the first time an Iranian citizen has lost his life while in detention. Previously, the death of “Benjamin Alboghbish,” an Arab citizen of Ahvaz who was arrested on June 5, 2019, along with his brother Mohammad Ali Alboghbish by information officials, was announced to his family on July 5.

Following the announcement of the death of this Arab citizen of Ahvaz, Amnesty International called on Iranian authorities in a statement to conduct swift and impartial investigations into the prisoner’s death.

Prior to that, Sattar Beheshti, an Iranian worker and blogger who was arrested on November 30, 2012 on charges such as “actions against national security” by the cyber police, was buried only four days after his arrest. Years of investigation by Sattar Beheshti’s family and activists led to no results, with only one official being convicted of semi-intentional homicide.

According to the latest investigations by Amnesty International, at least 11 suspicious deaths of detainees in Iran have occurred from December 2017 to the present.

Source: Voice of America