A Kurdish Prisoner Committed Suicide in Saqez

19:31 - 1 November 2015
Kurdpa Agency: one of the prisoners in central prison in Saqez committed suicide. This was due to so called refraining from announcing the verdict.

According to Kurdpa News Agency in Saqez a 33 years old prisoner, named Khalid Shekhi not while ago committed suicide in his cell.

This prisoner has spent the last 3 months in prison. However Iranian judiciary do not release the verdict for this prisoner.

One of Shexi’s relatives while confirming this news has also said that during the middle of last week a Revolutionary Court in Mahabad issued a summon for Khalid. He opposed the fact that the final verdict was not issued by the court and also due to remaining in custody for no reasons, he stabbed himself and committed suicide.

The same associate also said that the prison\'s warden in Saqez forcibly by kicking and punching transferred Khalid to Mahabad.

As a result of this illtreatment all his stitches were opened and exposed to infection.

Kurdpa\'s reporter has also learned that the verdict regarding Khalid Shexi has been issued by the judiciary ,however it was not announced by nither the court nor the prison itself.

Khalid Shekhi has incarcerated in the central prison in Saqez and he is denied from any kind of visiting including friends and family.

Allegedly judiciary has accused Khalid of carrying and keeping weapons.

Translation and Edit By: H.Pourazar