Araz News: Habib Sasanian, South Azerbaijan civil activist, went on hunger strike in a protest against illegal imprisonment without a court order and unreasonable delay in deciding his matter. He began his strike on April 3rd, 2017.
The Justice of East Azerbaijan has prevented the issuance of a bill to the temporary release of Habib from prison. Despite the fact that   Mr. Sasanian suffered from very high blood pressure and eye pain, have passed out several times in prison, but had been rescued with the help of his roommates.

The South Azerbaijan National Activist prisoner had demanded medical attention several times, but each time had been accused of simulation and threatened by being exiled to the special ward. He is suffering from multiple illnesses as a result of the torture he was subjected while being held in the Ettelaat solitary cells.

Habib Sasanian was arrested along with Mehdi Javadzadeh, Hamid Saghafi, Babak Avand, Esmaeil Afkhami and Younes Rahimi.

The head of the judiciary of East Azerbaijan province called these 6 people members of the espionage group of GAMO in June.

Mozafari claimed, “These people were gathering classified military and economical documents and provided them to enemies of the regime”.

By-R.B