A cab driver arrested instead of his brother in Mahabad

12:26 - 1 October 2018
Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa): Iranian Intelligence Service arrested a Kurdish citizen in Mahabad, keeping his whereabouts unknown.

According to reliable sources, a Kurdish citizen, Ebrahim Diwazi, from the city of Mahabad, was arrested by Iranian Intelligence Service on September 27, 2018.

The Iranian forces had attacked Ebrahim’s house and captured him after inspecting there, a source close to Ebrahim told our agency.

“He was a cab driver and has been arrested on charge of his brother’s cooperation with a Kurdish opposition group”, the source said.

“His brother has disappeared due to his fear of being arrested by Iranian Intelligence forces”, the source added.