Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 15, 2020, Iraj Hatami, a security prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, having symptoms of Coronavirus infection such as; fever and chills, severe headache, muscle pain and shortness of breath, visited a doctor at Prison\u2019s Medical Center. Hatami after being diagnosed with Covid-19 was sent on leave.<\/p>\n
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Iraj Hatami, along with other prisoners, was sent on leave. Twenty days ago, however, he was returned back to jail.<\/p>\n
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An informed source told Breathing in Confinement: “Twenty days ago, when the prosecutor’s office refused to extend his furlough, Iraj Hatami went back to prison. Due to the prison officials\u2019 non-compliance with relevant protocols, 9 days after being kept in quarantine, Mr. Hatami was transferred to the ward, where the other political prisoner was being held. He, however, presented to the Prison\u2019s Medical Center on Tuesday, June 15, 2020, with symptoms of Coronavirus infection. After being diagnosed with Covid-19, and at the insistence of the other inmates, the officials agreed to send Mr. Hatami back on leave.”<\/p>\n
“Currently, the inhumane policies of the judiciary in ignoring\u00a0the outbreak of Coronavirus infection\u00a0in prisons,\u00a0and going back to the previous routines, have endangered\u00a0the lives of other political prisoners\u00a0as well as Iraj Hatami’s\u00a0inmates\u00a0in Rajai Shahr\u00a0Prison\u2019s\u00a0ward\u00a010. And therefore, necessary measures must be taken\u00a0to prevent the infection to spread in the ward,”\u00a0the source continued.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0needs to be mentioned\u00a0that despite the\u00a0outbreak\u00a0of\u00a0Coronavirus infection\u00a0in the prison and the chances\u00a0of\u00a0involvement for the\u00a0prisoners, granting leaves to a large number of prisoners\u00a0or releasing them is still pending.<\/p>\n
It is noteworthy\u00a0that Iraj Hatami, a security prisoner, is a former employee of the Ministry of\u00a0Defense\u00a0who was\u00a0previously\u00a0arrested on charges of “espionage” and sentenced to ten years in prison. However,\u00a0six months after serving his sentence\u00a0he\u00a0is still awaiting his release.\u00a0During his detention, Mr.\u00a0Hatami\u00a0was held in solitary confinement for two years, but\u00a0this was not included as his served sentence. And therefore,\u00a0he has\u00a0to spend another year and a half in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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