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July 15, 2010

According to reports, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, a jailed Tehran Bazaar merchant, has been in cellblock 209 in Evin Prison under inhumane conditions and an undetermined state for several months.

This 63 year old political prisoner was arrested after agents of the Ministry of Intelligence raided his office. He was transferred to cellblock 209 in Evin Prison. Amirkhizi was detained in solitary for a few months and was physically and mentally tortured in this time to make false confessions in front of cameras.

He has now been detained in this cellblock for more than seven months. He has lost 17 kilos (37 pounds) because of the pressure and abuse and is still in an undetermined state after months of detainment.

This political prisoner is kept in a cell without cooling facilities. Prison authorities use natural elements to put pressure on prisoners in addition to subjecting them to medieval conditions.

Two head interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence nicknamed Alavi and Saied Sheikhan are responsible for his torture and interrogations. These two criminals have been acting as torturers for years in cellblock 209. Alavi is also active in raiding the homes of political prisoners to arrest them. This agent also threatens families of political prisoners over the phone and in person and sometimes temporarily arrests them to conduct long interrogations.

His family has pursued his case since his arrest but officials refuse to give them a clear answer.

Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi was arrested on November 30 after intelligence agents stormed his home. He was taken to cellblock 209. His brother, Ali Banazadeh Amirkhizi was executed in the 80’s for supporting the PMOI. His wife, Shahla Zarin Far was sentenced to one year of prison for visiting her child in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. She was released after serving her prison term. Currently political prisoner Kobra Bananzadeh Amirkhizi, his sister, is in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj for intending to visit her children in Camp Ashraf. Before this, his brothers Asghar and Hamid were sentenced to two years of prison for visiting their children in Ashraf and were released after serving their time.

Currently in addition to Amirkhizi, a number of other Tehran Bazaar merchants are detained in cellblock 350 in Evin prison including Mohsen Dokmehchi and Javad Lari who are also kept in a state of limbo despite months of incarceration.