HRANA News Agency – Koorosh Zaim, political activist and member of central council of National Front of Iran is kept in Evin prison. Regardless of his age, he suffers from medical problems and requires multiple surgeries. His health situation is undesirable in prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Koorosh Zaim, 77-year-old political prisoner in ward eight of Evin prison, is serving his four-year sentence.
The political prisoner needs cataract surgery and LASIK both eyes.
His cataract stain got bigger during being in prison. As a result, his surgery became harder.
Mr. Zaim suffered distorted and sinus infection and due to this problem had been under treatment for several years.
His hernia in left swollen and requires surgery, his teeth are not in a good condition. 8 of his teeth need to be regulated and he often suffers from toothache.
The next problem of the prisoner is his blood concentrations which the doctor of ward 8 had confirmed, and blood bags should be injected to him.
This service is not available in prison, and his family cannot provide these because there is prohibition on buying these.
Koorosh Zaim also has kidney stones and has serious problem for urinary excretion.
Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by judge Salavati, has notified Mr. Zaim’s lawyer of his primitive court verdict on Saturday 1st of August.
Koorosh Zaim, political activist and member of central council of National Front of Iran previously was arrested and summoned.
Previously judge Mashallah Ahadzadeh in branch number 14 of the revolutionary court of Tehran, had sentenced him to suspended three years in prison, and 5 years deprivation from political activities, on charges of acts against the national security, propaganda against the regime, and accumulation of number of arrests in 1982, 2006, 2009 and 2010, but due to his age the sentence was postponed for 5 years.
The political activist was transferred to hall number 10 in ward number 8 of Evin prison. He had been arrested and transferred to Evin prison in order to serve his sentence.
This writer and researcher has published many books such as, “Khood Amooz Sakhteman” (self-learner of building), mathematics, “Rahbord Zendemani” (approach to life) and some historical books including, “Bozorgan Kashan” (Kashan’s idols), “Zist Energy” (Energy of livelihood), “Emperatoori Shoravi be Koja Miravad?” (Where is the Soviet empire going to?), “Tarikhche Jebhe Meli az Paydayesh ta 28 Mordad” (the history of National Front, from the beginning till August 18). He also has translated some books, including “Freedom and Responsibilities” by Karl Popper.