Saturday, April 30, 2011

Iran: Christian prisoner beaten by security forces

4/28/2011 Iran (Mohabat News) – Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian prisoner who was still in prison after three months was transferred to the revolutionary court to defend himself, but after being beaten by a security officer, he was moved back to Rajai shahr Prison.

According to the Iranian Christians News Agency “Mohabat News”, on April 18 , 2011 , Ebrahim Firouzi was Transferred to a Police station in the city of Robat Karim (20 kilometers southwest of Tehran) and then after presenting his last defence in the revolutionary court , he Was transferred back to the prison.

According to the reports we’ve received so far, This 26 year old young man was held one night in Davoodi Police station of Robat Karim where he was beaten by one of the officers with the name of “Seyed Habib Mousavi far” and also during that period, security forces refused to give him any food or water.

Ebrahim firouzi is one of the new believers in the city of Robat Karim. He was first arrested by several intelligence officers on Jenuary 11, 2011 when he was in hist father’s house and then after some interrogations, he was transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison in the city of Karaj. According to our previous reports that we have published, his first trial at a revolutionary court was held on jenuary 29, 2011 , where he was charged with Evangelism, having Christian books, association with foreign forces and apostasy.

One of Ebrahim’s close friends who was fully aware of what happened in revolutionary court told us that he was unable to get a lawyer and also pay $40’000 bail money due to his financial difficulties of his family and he is still in prison.(Source)

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