Security detentions in the Kurdistan continues

14:24 - 14 March 2017
Kurdpa agency: A Kurdish citizen from Shno, West of Azerbaijan province in East Kurdistan was detained and transferred to an unknown location by the Iranian intelligence forces.

According to reports received by Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, the Iranian intelligence forces detained and transferred Amir Wafaie, a residence of Shno to an unknown location.

An informed source from the city told the Kurdpa correspondent in the city that the intelligence forces detained the 39-year Wafaie, and confiscated his personal belongings at the time of the arrest.

\"\"The source also stated that this is not the first time that Mr. Wafaie has been detained by the forces on charges of “cooperating with the Kurdish opposition groups to the regime”.

Mr. Wafaie’s whereabout is up until the timing of this report still unknown.

According to Kurdpa’s records, the security forces have since the beginning of the New Year detained 59-Kurdish citizens. The whereabouts of many of those detained are still unknown.