Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:28am
Mir Hossein Mousavi released a statement regarding the executions of 5 Kurdish political prisoners yesterday
Yesterday morning, five political prisoners were executed at Evin prison. Tehran’s prosecutor accused them of attempting for bomb plots in government’s centers as well as being members of armed opposition groups. Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydarian, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alam-Holy, Mehdi Islamian, were hanged yesterday at Evin prison despite the fact that they had denied such allegations and there were no complete and fair trials of them for these serious charges. In reaction to these sudden executions so close to the anniversary of the rigged presidential election, Mir Hossein Mousavi issued the following statement
The full text of this statement is as follows:
The sudden execution of five of the citizens of this country without giving any clear explanations regarding their charges, prosecution procedure and trials to the people, is just similar to the unjust trend that in the recent months have led to the surprising sentences for a lot of caring women, men and citizens of our country.
When the Judiciary shifts its position from supporting the oppressed toward supporting authorities and those in power, it is hard to stop people from judging that the judiciary sentences are unjust. How is it that today the courts pass on those who ordered and committed the crimes of Kahrizak prison [1], University dormitories [2], Sobhan residence [3], the days of 15th and 20th of June [4] and Bloody Ashura [5], and closes the thick corruption cases before opening them [6] and then suddenly on the eve of the month of Khordaad [7] (June), the month of consciousness and seeking justice, hangs these five individuals with so many unanswered questions?! Is this the Alavi [8] justice that you were after?!
1-The prison that many of those who were arrested in the peaceful protests after the election were detained, tortured, raped and some even killed in it.
2-Referring to the attacks by Basij and plain clothes militia on University dormitories and brutal beating of students as well as destroying their belongings following the students protests to the rigged presidential elections.
3-Referring to the Sobhan residence that Basij and plain clothes militia attacked at night and vandalized people’s cars in the parking and damaged the building in the aftermath of the election.
4-Referring to the days that peaceful protestors were brutally attacked and some killed by security forces, Basij and plain clothes militia days after the rigged presidential election in June 2009
5-Referring to the religious day that marks the martyrdom of the Third Imam of Shias and the peaceful mourners were inhumanly attacked and butchered by security forces and plain clothes militia in December.
6-Referring to the massive corruption case of Ahmadinejad’s deputy which was raised in the parliament by some MPs but then according to informal reports was closed before even getting to the court by an order from the supreme leader and was never talked about again.
7-Khordaad is the third month of Persian calendar and the month that one year ago the tenth rigged presidential election was held which intrigued all the protests.
8-Alavi is the name affiliated with those who follow Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shias who is well known for his justice and fairness.
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