Detention of two Kurdish citizens in Bokan

16:23 - 23 January 2021

 Two Kurdish citizens, Qader Rasoulpour and Mohammad Haji Rasoulpour from Bokan, were detained by security forces and taken to an unknown location.

 On the morning of Wednesday, January 20th, security forces raided the village of Ali Kand in the Bokan  and arrested Qader Rasoulpour without any warrant.

 This Kurdish citizen is a former political prisoner of the 1990s and has been imprisoned for six years.

 Security forces broke the glass of the door and window of this Kurdish citizen during his arrest.

 Also on Tuesday evening, January 19th, "Mohammad Haji Rasoulpour" was arrested at his workplace by security forces without any court order.

 During the arrest, security forces confiscated some of his personal belongings, including a computer, mobile phone, and CCTV footage from his workplace.

 No information is available on the reason for the arrests and the charges against the two Kurdish citizens.

 Photo: Qader Rasoulpour and Mohammad Haji Rasoulpour.