A judicial group revisited Qarchak women’s prison

According to the Fars news agency, citing the judiciary, in recent months, there have been various unsubstantiated rumors and claims by the anti-revolutionary media as well as the American English-language media regarding the mistreatment and even assault of female detainees in recent incidents. Sometimes it has been narrated by some people.

In this regard, the prisons organization issued a notice while denying these claims and announced that the prisons organization and judicial authorities have continuously monitored the way women prisoners are kept, in such a way that they are monitored day and night with closed-circuit cameras under the supervision of the caretakers and officials of the women’s prison. The situation is constantly under control.

In this notice, while pointing to the access of legal monitors to the state of the country’s prisons, it is stated: at the same time, the monitoring units of the prisons organization as well as the judicial authorities have continuously monitored the way of keeping women prisoners, in such a way that during the day and night with closed-circuit cameras Under the supervision of the guards and officials of the women’s prison, the levels are constantly controlled, while the women’s prisons have been inspected by sending experts and special inspectors from the country’s prisons organization in such a way that so far no reports have been registered about assaults in the women’s prisons. has not been

In the past weeks, a five-member delegation consisting of the Women’s Commission of the Islamic Council and also a delegation from the Presidential Women’s Office visited Qarchak Women’s Prison.

Ansieh Khazali, the Vice President for Women’s Affairs, said regarding the allegation of rape of women in prison: We had a full visit to the prison with a delegation, I talked to each and every woman there for a while, and my companions also talked to all the women and We received their writings and letters and we are still following them. Such allegations regarding rape of women are not true at all. The officials of the women’s department talked to the women privately without the presence of anyone.

Abdul Samad Khorramabadi, the deputy supervisor of the country’s prosecutors, bailiffs and prisons affairs, said in relation to the allegations: With the order of the country’s attorney general, a 3-person delegation from the prosecutor’s office visited Qarchak prison in the past few days and talked with the prisoners.

He added: During this visit, a conversation was held with each and every prisoner, and as a result of these investigations, no claims regarding assault and harassment were made by the prisoners during the interrogation stage, before the judicial officer, presence in the detention center, and the prosecution and prison stage. .

Khorramabadi emphasized: Also, so far, no complaints have been filed by female prisoners in relation to the allegations raised.

Khorramabadi stated: Prosecutors across the country are also required to visit prisons where women are kept and check their conditions.

The deputy supervisor of the country’s prosecutors, bailiffs and prisons affairs said: Also, yesterday, another delegation attended Qarchak women’s prison and discussed with all the prisoners, and so far no prisoner has reported any allegations of harassment and assault.

Abdul Samad Khorramabadi, deputy supervisor of the affairs of prosecutors, bailiffs and prisons of the Prosecutor General’s Office, in relation to the rumors raised in connection with the harassment of some detained women, said: in the implementation of the order of the Prosecutor General of the country, a 3-member delegation headed by one of the judges of the Diwan Prosecutor’s Office In the past few days, the Supreme Court visited Qarchak Women’s Prison and talked with the prisoners.
He added: “During this inspection, a conversation was held with all the arrested rioters, and despite the announcement of the board’s readiness to deal with all complaints and claims, no complaints regarding assault and sexual harassment were raised.”

The Deputy Prosecutor General of the country said: A number of detainees requested from the inspection board to convert their temporary detention order into a bail or guarantor order.

Khorramabadi stated: In the implementation of the order of the Attorney General of the country, prosecutors across the country have been required to visit the prisons where women are kept and check their conditions. So far, there have been no reports or complaints about the harassment of women in the prisons of the city.

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