Mawlawi Abdul Hamid: If you slap a prisoner, you should be slapped back.
In his Eid prayer sermons, Maulvi Abdul Hamid declared that the government must ensure the freedom of the people. If you slap a prisoner, you should be slapped.
Maulvi Abdul Hamid, the Imam of the Sunni Friday prayers in Zahedan, declared today, Friday, 1st of Ordibehesht 1402, as Eid and spoke in his Eid prayer sermons about the governance, the economic crisis, and the difficult living conditions in Iran. In part of his speech, he stated: "The governance is incapable of managing the economic crisis, and many people's capital has been lost due to the increase in the price of the currency. Our money has been released from control, and this is a serious danger and a major problem.
Despite its immense wealth, Iran faces a serious economic challenge, as the benefits go to the pockets of influential and powerful individuals and their cronies, as well as special organizations. As a result, ordinary people are left empty-handed.
People also need justice and freedom, and the government must provide this justice and freedom, and journalists and writers must also have freedom.
He also announced regarding the detainees of the nationwide protests: "No interrogator in the detention center has the right to slap a prisoner. If he does, he will be slapped according to Islamic law. If it is the command of Islam and the command of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, if a judge slaps a prisoner, the judge should also be slapped."
Molavi Abdul Hamid also said about the Bloody Friday in Zahedan: "Many people are saddened by the martyrdom of their loved ones, who were killed without weapons during the protests, and the steps taken to address the crime of Bloody Friday were insufficient and did not respond to the people's demands. The people of Zahedan and all the people of Iran demand justice and punishment for the perpetrators and commanders of this crime. Killing people is against Islamic law and international law, and even according to Iranian law, killing a protester is not permissible."
On this day, when the people of Zahedan held Eid al-Fitr prayers, they held protest placards, emphasizing that "speaking the truth and seeking justice is not a crime," and called on international and human rights organizations to hear the cry of oppression of the people of Iran, especially Balochistan.
