- 31 August 2009
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- Events in Iran, Human Rights in Iran, Iran Election 2009
Major Mousavi Ally Released from Prison (UPDATED)
31 August 2009 Posted By Artin
Hamzeh Ghalebi, one of Mousavi’s allies since his days as Prime Minister, has just been released from prison. He was forced to make a public confession in the August 25 court trial. More from the Majles Reformists’ news service Parleman News:
The President of Mousavi’s Youth Organization Hamzeh Ghalebi has been freed just hours ago.
He was one of the members of the Islamic Iran Participation Front and is very close to Mir Hossein Mousavi. He had a fundamental role in Mousavi’s campaign to be elected Prime Minister [in 1980], specifically in garnering the support of Imam Khomeini.
Nearly 70 days ago he was arrested, and he was under great pressure to make a public confession alongside Sohrab Tabatabaie and Mohammad Reza Jalalipour on August 25. But ultimately he did not do so.
Ghalebi was one of the well-known religious Reformists who was arrested and was brought before the courts in last week’s trial for public indictment, but he was not indicted on any charges on Tuesday.
2 Responses to “Major Mousavi Ally Released from Prison (UPDATED)”
Think you will find he did not make any confession, although he was put under great pressure to do so. Indeed, parleman news said no charge was laid against him in the indictment.
Just to reinforce that point, this Sept 1 from Moussavi’s Facebook page:
According to MowjCamp Mousavi visited Hamzeh Ghalebi, head of youth faction of Mousavi’s campaign, that was released yesterday after 70 days in prison (64 days in solitary confinement) and while expressing his appreciation for these young fighters that despite all the pressure wouldn’t give up to false “confessions” said that the resistance of these brave youth is like a spark of hope in hearts of patriotic Iranians