After seven years in prison Mr. Akbar Mohammadi died in Evin prison !

The life of political prisoners in Iran is in great danger !

According to the news coming from Tehran , Mr. Akbar Mohammadi the imprisoned student in Evin prison, last night ( Late Sunday night July 30th / 06) lost his life due to the heart attack in the bath room of the prison and the effort of the doctors in the prison could not save him. At this time his body is in the "Saadat Abad" Hospital for autopsy.
Nine days ago Akbar Mohammadi announced his wet hunger strike ( drinking tea , water ....) in Evin prison and two days later he changed it to dry hunger strike.
Akbar Mohammadi was arrested during the student uprising of 1999 and was sentenced by the primary court to death but later it was reduced to 15 years prison term. Up to the last night he had spent 7 years of his prison term.
According to ISNA news agency : Late last night Akbar Mohammadi died and at 12 midnight his body was transfered to coroner's office .

Mr. Sohrab Solaimani the general manager of prisons in Tehran in speaking with ISNA have said : Yesterday Akbar Mohammadi was in Evin prison's clinic and there was no problem on his health .On his request and based on doctors recomendation he was released from clinic and was transfered to his division .According to his cell mate he went to take a shower and while taking bath his health detriorated and because of this his cell mates transfered him to the security guards and on his way to clinic he died. Mr. Solaimani said : Last night his body was transfered to the coroners office and the reason for his death must be determined by coroners office.
His lawyer was not allowed to see him when he started his hunger strike. The lawyer said he could stop him not to go on hunger strike . It has been reported that due to previous torture Akbar had problem on his lower back which would need immediate attention and operation in order not to becom paralyzed .

Link to this news in Farsi:
http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news1/more/9524/

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