Kurdish political prisoner Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri faces continued detention and uncertainty on security charges

Hengaw: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a Kurdish political prisoner from Bukan, has been detained in Urmia Central Prison for over 600 days without resolution, facing serious security-related charges that could lead to severe sentencing.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 46-year-old Beigzadeh Babamiri has been held for one year, seven months, and 24 days, with his case remaining unresolved.

Sources close to the case revealed that Beigzadeh Babamiri has defended himself by stating that his actions during the 2022 protests were limited to providing medical assistance to injured individuals. Despite this, he has been charged with serious offenses, including “smuggling Starlink devices” and “complicity in the premeditated murder” of a person named Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, as alleged by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Urmia.

The sources emphasized that the charges against Beigzadeh Babamiri are fabricated, and the investigation process has been fraught with significant procedural flaws. Although he has been summoned to court multiple times, his case remains inconclusive, leaving him in a state of legal limbo.

It is also reported that Beigzadeh Babamiri endured more than four months in solitary confinement at an Intelligence Detention Center in Urmia during the initial stages of his detention. During this time, he was subjected to severe torture, resulting in a ruptured eardrum in his left ear and causing lasting physical and psychological harm.

Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri was forcibly arrested by agents of the Intelligence Ministry on Monday, April 17, 2023, in the city of Bukan.