A Political Prisoner’s Wife Summoned To The Court In Ardabil

HRANA News Agency – Roqiyeh Alizadeh, the wife of Abbas Lesani, imprisoned political and civil activist, was summoned in writing “to give some explanations” to the second branch of the Prosecutor General and Revolutionary Courts in Ardabil city.

According to this summons which was issued on 14 February 2016, Mrs. Alizadeh had to visit the office of the Prosecutor within five days.

It was not mentioned in the context of summons regarding the charges and reasons of it and merely to “give some explanations” was sufficient.

Earlier, Abbas Lesani’s wife was summoned by telephone, but said she would not go without a written summons. She suggested that her summon could be due to a complaint by the Intelligence Office of the city of Ardabil for her interview and information about her husband’s situation.

Abbas Lesani, imprisoned civil rights activist was transferred without notice from Ardabil prison to the prison of Shiraz on Thursday, November 12, 2015 and since his arrival to this prison has been denied of family visits.

Abbas Lesani who had not attended in any of the three hearing sessions due to non-compliance with Article 168 of the constitution on the formation of public hearings, on May 25, 2015 was sentenced to one year in prison through a verdict of the first Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Ardebil presided by Judge Asadpur.

The Turkish (Azeri) Civil rights activist and father of three who had been arrested and imprisoned numerous times, the last time was arrested in Ardebil on September 9, 2011, during a protest against the drying of Lake of Urmia, on charges of propaganda against the state and formation of groups to disturb the national security. He was released on the bail of 100 million tomans on November 5, 2011 from detention center of Ardabil Intelligence Service Department after 55 days.

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