Detention Order of ‘Kamil Ahmadi’, Imprisoned Researcher Extended

The wife of ‘Kamil Ahmadi’, an imprisoned social science researcher, says that despite the end of interrogation sessions, her husband’s temporary detention order has been extended for another month.

‘Shefagh Rahmani’, the wife of ‘Kamil Ahmadi’, said on Thursday, September 21st in an interview with Voice of America that on Wednesday, September 20th, upon visiting the prosecution office of Branch One of Shahid Ghandi Evin Courthouse, she was informed that Kamil Ahmadi’s temporary detention, this imprisoned social science researcher, has been extended for another month.

According to Ms. Rahmani, this extension of the detention order is taking place while, according to Mr. Ahmadi, his interrogations have come to an end.

The wife of this social science researcher says that on Sunday, September 17th, Kamil Ahmadi was able, for the first time after his arrest, upon the orders and coordination of the case prosecutor at Shahid Ghandi Courthouse, in the presence of accompanying officers, to have a 50-minute in-person visit with his wife and child.

Shefagh Rahmani told Voice of America that during this visit, Kamil Ahmadi announced that his interrogations, which concerned the research work of this imprisoned researcher, have come to an end a few days ago, and he has now been transferred to a three-person cell.

Ms. Rahmani says that based on information obtained, Kamil Ahmadi is currently being held in Ward 2-A, which belongs to the IRGC Intelligence Organization.

Kamil Ahmadi is an Iranian-British citizen residing in Tehran who last year won the Literature and Humanities Sciences Award from the Global Peace Foundation at George Washington University for his research and activities in the field of social harms, with emphasis on ‘gender’, ‘children’, and ‘minorities’.

One of Kamil Ahmadi’s most recent research works, titled ‘The Story of the Forbidden City’ which relates to the Iranian LGBTQ community, has recently been published by ‘Mehri’ publishers in London.

Mr. Ahmadi, as an anthropologist and researcher, recently conducted interviews with Iranian media and told ISNA, among others, that based on research conducted, there are approximately 14,000 informal waste collectors in the country and 89 percent of waste collectors are ‘illegal immigrants’.

Source: Voice of America