Source:
Radio Zamaneh
Mehdi Karroubi, the disputing candidate of Iran's
June presidential election, called on Iran's Prosecutor General to reveal the
fate of two "rape victims" in Iranian prisons.
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Mehdi Karroubi |
In an interview with Tagheer website, Mehdi
Karroubi urged Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejei to explain what has become of "the
female rape victim" that he had referred to the judiciary probe committee,
investigating charges of "rape and torture" of post-election detainees in
Iranian prisons.
Last week Mr. Ejei once more claimed that Mr. Karroubi's charges of rape in
Iranian prisons are "baseless."
Mr. Karroubi went so far as saying: "What happened to this lady? Is she dead or
alive?" He urged the Prosecutor General to reveal the whereabouts and condition
of "this victim."
The opposition leader also claimed that he had referred another "rape victim" to
the judiciary committee, a woman who was "traumatized" by the "rape" and had
told him that if her family found out about the incident, she would "commit
suicide." Mr. Karroubi claims that he had referred this individual to the
committee urging for a discreet investigation so that "her situation would not
deteriorate."
Iran's Prosecutor General refuted the charge of
"rape of detainees" in prisons whilst Human Rights Watch has already announced
that they have evidence from three post-election detainees that were subjected
to sexual assault in Iranian prisons.
Mehdi Karroubi was the first politician to speak out against the rape of male
and female detainees in the post-election events in a letter to Hashemi
Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Council.
The judiciary committee that was soon after established to look into the
allegations very quickly wrapped up the cases and announced that Mr. Karroubi
had been fabricating evidence and recommended that charges be brought against
him for falsifying evidence.
Whilst no charges have been filed against him, Mehdi Karroubi remains defiant on
the matter insisting that the establishment is trying to sweep the matter under
the carpet.
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