Ali Allah Veisi Still Detained in Unknown Location One Month after Being Arrested Without a Court Order

Ali Allah Veisi, a citizen from Sanandaj, is still in detention one month after being arrested by security forces without a court order.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Kurdpa, Allah Veisi was arrested in the Sanandaj bazaar in Kurdistan Province on May 8 and then taken to an unknown location.

“So far, Allah Veisi’s family has been unsuccessful in finding information about the detainee’s condition,” an informed source said, per the report. “Mr. Allah Veisi has been deprived of having a lawyer and family visits during his detention.”

As of this writing, the reasons for the arrest and the charges against Allah Veisi are unknown.