By Banooye Sabz
February 26, 2011
February 26th, 2011 – Saham News (media outlet for Mehdi Karroubi): Following the conflicting news in the past few days regarding the house arrest and imprisonment of the two leaders of the Green Opposition Movement in Iran, a source from The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has stated that Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are not under house arrest and have been transferred to a “secure house” in the outskirts of Tehran. The same source denied earlier reports by a number of online news outlets regarding the possible mistreatment and physical abuse of the two leaders of the Green movement. The source also added Mousavi and Karroubi are not being held in a prison.
It is worth mentioning that to date, no official [government] source has assumed responsibility for the informal arrest of the two reformist leaders. In addition, in an unprecedented move, without summoning or charging political opponents, [the government of the Islamic Republic] is now secretly arresting political opponents, cutting their relationship with the outside world. Some reports by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran suggest that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are now responsible for the detention of the leaders of the Green Opposition Movement.
While it was assumed that Mehdi Karroubi, one of the opposition leaders was under house arrest at his residence, a few hours ago one of his neighbors informed the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that security agents are no longer deployed on his street, stating: “I am certain they are no longer in their home. The windows are all broken and the house is empty. Farmanieh’s North Dibaji neighborhood houses a large number of embassies and as a result is generally a highly secure area where police make routine calls. Although many [government] authorities live in this neighborhood, both last night and today the Karroubi residence has been extremely quiet and unlike the past, there are no security agents in sight. Despite the fact that Karroubi’s house is located in such a dense area, in the past few days, plain clothes agents have thrown sound bombs into the building, disturbing the peace and quite of neighbors and security forces have done nothing to stop them. The street was filled with security agents yesterday yet today it is extremely quiet, there is no one in sight and there is a rumor around town that they have been arrested.”
It is worth mentioning that in an open letter, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard’s children also wrote that the lights to their parents’ residence have been off for three consecutive nights. An eye witness from the Pasteur neighborhood also informed the Campaign that there is no longer any comings and goings around Pasteur street, not even to deliver food and other necessities. In addition, two iron barriers have been installed at the entrance to their street, blocking all entry into the area.
Source: Saham News: http://sahamnews.org/1389/12/17688/
Banooye Sabz
http://banooyesabzirani.blogspot.com/2011/02/unconfirmed-karroubi-mousavi.html
http://banouyesabz.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/unconfirmed-karroubi-mousavi-transferred-to-undisclosed-house-in-the-outskirts-of-tehran/
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