Islamic Republic agents acted as tax investigator took Madame Shirin Ebadi's law office computer cases with them!
Madame Shirin Ebadi is the president of the " Centre for Human Rights Defenders " in Iran.
On Monday December 29, 2008 at 5:30 pm five person with a letter introduced themselves as tax agents entered into the law office of madame Shirin Ebadi the Noble Peace Priz winner and took with them two computer cases of her law office .
In recent past plain cloths agents attacked on office of the "Centre for Human Rights Defenders " in Tehran and sealed the office.
Mehr news agency reported that: "Tax investigation agents of the city of Tehran several time attended in the law office of Madame Ebadi for investigation and she refused to cooperate with them."
Mehr news agency in its report said : "Shirin Ebadi has Tax problem" .
Shirin Ebadi has rejected for having tax problem.
Madame Shirin Ebadi in this regard said:
"I defend prisoners based on their openion and political belief for free of charge." she added:
"Three tax agents together with one judiciary representative on Monday December 22 came to my law office and did an investigation. It is for more than 15 years that i do work for my clients for free of charge. And i defend prisoners based on their openion and political belief ."
She said: "The atax agents can easily verify the income of the lawyers through -stamp notebook- therefore they can find out about all my client case files."