Amir Chamani, Civil activist was arrested after being summoned to FATA police

Human Rights in Iran – On Thursday April 2nd 2020, Amir Chamani, social activist residing in Tabriz after being summoned to FATA Police, was detained without any justification of accusation and then was transferred to an unknown location. This social activist previously in 2018 had been detained by Security Forces and after realization of his accusation was temporarily released from the custody.

According to the report by Human Rights in Iran- On Thursday April 2nd 2020, Amir Chamani, social activist, resident of Tabriz, due to his activities on Social Media, was summoned by FATA Police in this county, then was detained and transferred to an unknown location.

Based on this report, the current day, FATA Police of Tabriz, after summoning Amir Chamani, the social activist to this organization detained him. This social activist informed his family about his detention via a short call. The reason of his detainment is not realized.

Amir Chamani was already summoned to branch 19 Revolutionary and public prosecutor’s office on Saturday February 16th 2019 through a written official notice. At the time of summoning, this social activist had written in his private page of Instagram: ” Before the completion of the second day for my freedom, I’ve got a new official notice. During the last two months followed by the complaint of Security Organizations, three judicial cases have been lodged against me in the Court of Tabriz. The shocking case is just the last one related to two weeks ago, while I was serving my sentence in Tabriz Prison, that I was accused of a crime and a new case on Saturday February 16th (2019).”

On Sunday September 2nd 2018, this social activist was sentenced by branch 1 Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, headed by judge Haml Bar, to serve 6 months in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the System on behalf of anti-regime groups”.

On Monday December 17th 2018, he was transferred to Central Prison of Tabriz to serve his conviction. It should be noted that in the course of releases given to some political prisoners before fulfillment of their sentence period, this social activist was released from Central Prison of Tabriz the current day on Thursday February 14th.

Previous to this, on Thursday July 5th 2012, Amir Chamani had been sentenced by branch 1 Revolutionary Court of Tabriz which was headed by judge Haml Bar, to serve 6 months in prison on the charge of Insulting the leadership and the founder of Islamic Republic of Iran, and to serve a 3 months and 1 day in prison on the charge of propaganda against the System. Moreover he was convinced by branch 104 of Penal Court in Tabriz to receive 40 lashes on the charge of Insulting the president.

On Sunday January 13th of the same year (2013), this university activist was sent to prison in order to serve his conviction, and at the end of his sentence he was released from Tabriz Prison on Thursday October 3rd 2013.

Before serving any of these convictions, the sentence of 40 lashes was performed for Amir Chamani on Tuesday January 14th of the same year.

Ebrahim Raeesi, the head of Judiciary, on Sunday November 3rd 2019, with his presence at the meeting of Human Rights Supreme Council in Islamic Republic of Iran which was held in attendance of Ali Shamkhani and Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezhei, two of senior members in the Judiciary and in the Supreme National Security Counci of IRI, mentioned that the Islamic Republic of Iran under the title of a government that is structurally rooted in accordance with Human Rights Principles.

Also All Khamenei, Islamic Republic leader, in his talks has acclaimed for times that NO citizen in Iran is being prosecuted for their criticism, however the compulsory and ruthlessly suppressions and the expanse of security condition and atmosphere is Iran unveils the obvious fact and accentuates the point that the governmental rulers in Iran are the big staff of sophistry, casuistry and arbitrary interpretation.

The suppression of Media activists is a violation of International Instrument of Human Rights (IIHR), Universal Declaration of (UDHR) Article 19, as well as Article 19 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted in December 16th 1966, that highlights that the individuals deserve the right to release their opinions and ideas without any boundary constraints.

In Article 5 of Criminal Procedure Code it is emphasized on the culprits ‘immediate realization of their imposed accusation and the right for accessibility to a defendant and other mentioned defense rights in Law. But extrajudicial clashes by Security Organizations violate the regulations that they themselves have legislated and are just they are pretending to perform these regulations!

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