Kurdish Political prisoner meets his lawyer, ends 99-days of hunger strike

06 November 2017 20:49
Hengaw – Mohamad Nazari has ended 99-days of hunger strike as lawyers promised to deal with his legal request for judicial review on his life imprisonment sentence, Hengaw reporter said on Sunday.   Nazari, 46, a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran, who was on hunger strike for 99 days, lost 25kg and was on a critical condition when hospitalized on Thursday, a source inside the prison told Hengaw at that time.   According to Hengaw reporter, Nazari met with two lawyers, suggested by his close relatives, and agreed to end his long hunger strike as they promised to work on his legal request.   He was detained in his hometown, Bukan, on may 30th of 1994 and sentenced to death by Iranian regime. The sentence later reduced to life imprisonment.   Doctors has previously warned of Nazari’s health issues, taking his age into consideration.   A number of other political activist who started a life-threatening hunger strike with Nazari around 100 days ago are still continue on their strike. Hengaw – Mohamad Nazari has ended 99-days of hunger strike as lawyers promised to deal with his legal request for judicial review on his life imprisonment sentence, Hengaw reporter said on Sunday.   Nazari, 46, a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran, who was on hunger strike for 99 days, lost 25kg and was on a critical condition when hospitalized on Thursday, a source inside the prison told Hengaw at that time.   According to Hengaw reporter, Nazari met with two lawyers, suggested by his close relatives, and agreed to end his long hunger strike as they promised to work on his legal request.   He was detained in his hometown, Bukan, on may 30th of 1994 and sentenced to death by Iranian regime. The sentence later reduced to life imprisonment.   Doctors has previously warned of Nazari’s health issues, taking his age into consideration.   A number of other political activist who started a life-threatening hunger strike with Nazari around 100 days ago are still continue on their strike.

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