Death of Young Man from Abadan at Intelligence Police Office

Following the news report regarding the beating of a young man from Abadan by police at the intelligence office of the county and his falling into a coma, Colonel Seyyed Mohsen Taghi Zadeh, the security commander of Abadan County, said on Tuesday evening in a conversation with IRNA: Following the publication of news about the young man from Abadan falling into a coma at the intelligence police office of Abadan County on social networks, some uninformed individuals, through a number of ill-intentioned people, without having any evidence to prove that the person in question was beaten by officers, spread these baseless reports.

He said: Intelligence police officers, in coordination with judicial authorities, summoned Nader Sharifi Fard for interrogation at the intelligence police office, and the police, based on their inherent duty and the law, dealt with him according to observations, and there are no signs of beating on his body.

Colonel Taghi Zadeh continued: I and the prosecutor of Abadan County are pursuing this matter, and if police officers have been negligent, they will undoubtedly face legal action, but to date there is no evidence indicating that the police tortured him.

The security commander of Abadan County emphasized: Those who spread false news and reports that police tortured Nader Sharifi Fard will be prosecuted by the Cyber Police and Legal Department of NAJA for disturbing public opinion.

It should be noted that Nader Sharifi Fard lost his life at Taleghani Hospital in Abadan, and his body was transferred to the coroner’s office for autopsy to determine the cause of his death.

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The special governor of Abadan considered disrupting public security to be a red line for officials and said: Legal action will be taken against those who spread rumors and undermine the peace of citizens.

Aziz Allah Shahbazi, in a conversation with local media, while denying some rumors about the spread of insecurity in Abadan County, added: The County Security Council and the Abadan Security Command monitor and oversee citizen security matters around the clock.

He stated: Fortunately, given the location of the county, this region is one of the safest and least marginal border areas of the country.

Shahbazi warned those who, intentionally or unintentionally, fuel rumors in social and virtual spaces about some events in the county, saying: The strategy of the government of prudence and hope is to support the free flow of information in society, and individuals and currents responsible for informing the public are supported.

He added: It is observed that some news sites, knowingly or unknowingly, are creating rumors or interpreting events that have occurred in the county in a distorted manner, and all these matters have legal implications and will be pursued through the Cyber Police according to the decisions of the Security Council, and those on networks and websites who have targeted public peace will be dealt with.

The chairman of the Abadan Security Council considered upholding the rights of all citizens as an inherent duty of the county’s judiciary and stated: The county’s judicial system has made the establishment of justice and defense of the rights of all citizens its priority.

He added: Citizens should be assured that if anywhere, citizens’ rights are unjustly violated and infringed contrary to law, the judicial system will restore those rights.

The special governor of Abadan concluded his remarks by considering any gathering without obtaining permission from the competent authority as contrary to law and emphasized: Based on what is stipulated in the law, all gatherings must be conducted with necessary permits from legal authorities, and engaging in illegal activities is also considered a violation.