HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Amin Agushi, security prisoner of central Tabriz prison, has started a hunger strike with sewing his lips. Prison authorities have transferred him to quarantine section of clergies ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Amin Agushi, security prisoner of central Tabriz prison, has started his a hunger strike by sewing his lips since almost 2 weeks ago. He is being kept in quarantine section of clergies ward.
A close source to him told HRANA’s reporter, “2 week ago when Mr. Agushi requested for a furlough from prison, not only the head of prion rejected that request but also he started insulting and swearing him”.
This source continued, “following this incident Mr. Agushi sewed his lips and announced a hunger strike and was transferred by prison authorities to solitary confinement”.
Need to be mentioned that he was arrested on September 23, 2007 on charges of espionage and cooperation with Kurdistan Regional Government. After 7 months and 20 days of interrogations in central prison of Uremia and in solitary confinement, in Ramazan base of intelligence service, he was released after 8 months on the bail of 1500 million IRR by branch number 2 of military court of Uremia.
He was plead guilty in all charges by judge Hafez Ghafarri and judge Samimi in branch number 2 of military court of Uremia and transferred to central prison of Uremia. After 4 months and after 5 sessions he was sentenced to death by fire squad, by judge Hafiz Ghafari.
After appealing, his case was sent to the supreme court and processed in branch number 31 by judge Mohammad Salimi, who confirmed the death sentence based on article 109 of constitution.
In 2010 his retrial request was approved and the case was opened again and processed in branch number 31, but this time his sentence was reduced to 10 years prison in exile.
He was transferred to Zahedan prison in July 2012.
Mohammad Amin Agushi was transferred to Tabriz prison last March and is being kept in ward number 12 of armed forces of this prison.