Political prisoner Luqman Aminpour was accused of corruption on earth (Moharebeh), after two and a half years in prison
According to the Iranian Human Rights Society, on Thursday, February 12, 2023. Political prisoner Luqman Aminpour, after spending two and a half years in prison, was accused in a new case of corruption on earth (Moharebeh) and the assembling and collusion against national security.
This case has been opened against this political prisoner by the 5th branch of the 27th District Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of Tehran.
According to an informed source, after the fire and shooting at political prisoners on the night of October 15, 2022. On October 19, 2022, the political prisoner Luqman Aminpour was transferred to the solitary cells of Ward 241 of Evin and was subjected to interrogation and torture.
He tortured and beaten in the cold air of Evin prison
He was tortured and beaten in the cold air of Evin prison without warm clothes and blankets and in harsh conditions.
After two and a half months of being kept in solitary cell and torture, in December 2022, he was transferred to Gohardasht Prison (Rajai Shahr). Now they have accused him of corruption on earth (Moharebeh) and they have filed a case against him.
During this period, Luqman Aminpour was kept in the solitary cells of Ward 241. He was deprived contact and visiting his family or denied access to any other facilities.
Political prisoner Luqman Aminpour, born in 1991 in Tehran, has a bachelor’s degree and was working in real estate transactions. He is currently a prisoner in Ward 4 of Evin Prison. This political prisoner arrested for second time on June 2, 2020, and transferred to Evin prison after interrogation in the city of Ray.
During the interrogation in solitary cell, he was pressured by intelligence interrogators to accept the charges by threatening his family.
Luqman Aminpour was arrested for the first time in March 2017 and was sentenced to 6 years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the regime” and ” Cooperation with the People’s Mujahideen”.
November 2020, Luqman Aminpour infected with Corona Virus disease
At the beginning of November 2020, Luqman Aminpour was infected with corona disease due to the dense population, extreme cold and lack of heating devices. So that, he continues to suffer from the effects and complications of this disease, including shortness of breath and lung
problems. This political prisoner was released from Evin prison in March 2019 after the spread of Corona virus.
Political prisoner Luqman Aminpour was summoned to the court on Tuesday, January 13, 2023, after 7 months of detention. And was tried by Judge Afshari. According to the court’s verdict, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison on the charge of “assembly and collusion”. And another 5 years on the charge of “membership in the People’s Mojahedin”.
It should be noted ,on night of October 15, 2022, a huge fire and conflict took place in Evin prison. This fire started from Ward Seven and involved the political prisoners of Ward Eight as well. The prison agents opened fire on the prisoners, many of them were killed and many were seriously injured. Also, many prisoners were unfortunately burned in the fire.
After this fire and conflict, political prisoners shouted anti-government slogans and people from all over Iran rushed to help prisoners. Following this incident, some political prisoners were transferred to other prisons, including Gohardasht. Some of them were transferred to the 241st Ward of Evin for questioning and filing a new case.
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