Human
Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Kazemeini-Boroujerdi was
taken to Moddaress hospital by security guards on Wednesday, December 7th. Mr.
Boroujerdi who has been ill and whose condition has been declining was
transferred to the hospital in shackles, in order to conduct tests to further
diagnose his condition. He was not however allowed to receive any treatment and
following the tests, he was returned to prison and back to his cell.
According
to witnesses, as a result of the shackles on Mr. Boroujerdi’s hands and legs,
he fell to the ground and was injured while getting out of the ambulance to
enter the hospital.
Mr.
Boroujerdi is now serving his sixth year, out of an eleven year sentence and is
suffering from various illnesses, such as coronary and pulmonary problems,
Parkinson’s disease, renal stones and retinal tearing in his eyes.
He was
transferred to the hospital for tests, following a statement from Human Rights
Watch which expressed grave concerned for his condition.
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