Translated and edited by: Banafsheh zand
Based on received reports, on Monday, July 8th, the special
guards assigned to the dissident clerics ward of Evin prison took Mr. Hossein
Kazemeini-Boroujerdi for a new round of interrogations, which lead to many
hours of physical and psychological torture. The interrogation began in the
afternoon on Monday and continued through till Tuesday morning where Mr.
Boroujerdi was repeatedly threatened and as a result of his refusal to concede
to the demands of the regime’s pressures by signing a letter of ‘repentance’,
he was informed that “the pressures and tortures will increase, until he has
been destroyed.”
This imprisoned Freedom-fighter continues to stand up to and
oppose the religious dictatorship, and persists in his defense of human rights
and democracy. During the seven years of his incarceration which has been
fraught with repeated interrogations, torture and pressures, he has refused to
surrender his position and capitulate.
In the phone call to his family that followed this episode, he
stated very clearly that he will never give in to a single threat or
intimidation tactic of the regime; he added that he does not regret any of his
actions and stands by his word, as he is prepared to die.
Mr. Boroujerdi who has remained steadfast in exposing the
tyranny of the ruling regime in Iran, has found various covert methods of
transmitting his statements from inside prison. His last statement from prison,
issued on May 22nd, called on the Iranian people to boycott of the so-called
elections on June 14th. For that, he was transferred to solitary confinement,
where he suffered severe heart and respiratory deterioration.
At present, his physical condition is extremely critical and he
must be transferred to a full facility hospital for immediate medical
treatment. The prison infirmary is entirely unequipped to attend to any of his
ailments. The Iranian regime’s judiciary, the Ministry of Intelligence and the
prison authority have categorically refused calls for his medical furlough and
for admittance to a proper health care facility. They also prohibit his access
to all prescribed medication, until he pens a letter of repentance.
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