HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Amin Agooshi, political prisoner from Piranshar prison, presented himself to Tabriz prison to continue his sentence and is held in military prisoners’ ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Amin Agooshi, prisoner of Zahedan Central prison, who had been on furlough, in a conversation with HRANA’s reporter, said: “After spending 7 years and 8 months of my sentence, I received a letter regarding my transfer to Tabriz prison, on 7^th February, and I presented myself to Tabriz prison to serve the remaining of my sentence, on 22^nd March”.
Mohammad Amin Agooshi was arrested on charges of espionage and cooperation for the benefit of the KRG, on 22^nd September 2007. He was held 7 months and 20 days in solitary confinement in Camp Ramadan of Ministry of Intelligence, in the city of Urmia, for interrogation and after 8 months of his detention, he was released on a bail of 150 million tomans which had been ordered by the Branch 2 of the Military Court in Urmia, by Mr. Sabbaghian, the prosecutor.
In May 2007, he attended Branch 2 of the Military Court in the city of Urmia, chaired by Mr. Hafiz Ghaffari and the case judge, Mr. Samimi, and was charged and convicted on charges of Muharebeh and was transferred to Urmia Central Prison. After spending four months in Urmia Central Prison and after 5 hearings, chaired by Hafez Ghafari, the court issued and announced a death sentence by fire squad.
By his objection against the verdict, the case was referred to the Supreme Court, Branch 31 headed by Mohammad Salimi for hearing, and the sentence of death by fire squad, on the basis of Article 109 of constitution, was approved.
In 2010, the case for proceeding restitution, was opened again, and was sent to the Supreme Court Branch 31 and the death sentence was changed to 10 years imprisonment in exile.
He was exiled in August 2012 to Zahedan Central Prison and after one year, the military prosecutor agreed to send him on furlough.
Mr. Agooshi has now presented himself to Tabriz Central prison, to continue his sentence of imprisonment.