February 12th, 2013-(Kaleme) On the anniversary of the illegal house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard, Kokab and Narges Mousavi , two of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s daughters were contacted by phone and summoned to Evin court again.
In other news a high level security official also reportedly threatened Mousavi’s son-in-law by phone.
According to reports by Kaleme website, a day after the arrest and subsequent release of Narges and Zahra Mousavi after several hours of interrogation, the head of the security agents responsible for Mousavi and Rahnavard’s house arrest who had claimed to be in the dark regarding the recent arrests, contacted Mousavi’s son-in-law, threatening him by phone, warning him that all his activities are under surveillance by Iran’s security apparatus.
The aforementioned senior security official informed Mousavi’s son-in-law by phone that in addition to Nargez and Zahra Mousavi, Kokab his eldest daughter was also going to be summoned to Evin court and they were all to be charged with spreading lies.
On the afternoon of Tuesday February 12th, 2013 shortly after this telephone conversation, unidentified individuals who refused to introduce themselves contacted Kokab and Narges Mousavi separately, summoning them both to Evin court. Kokab Mousavi has been summoned to appear at Evin court on Thursday morning and Narges Mousavi must appear on Saturday morning. They have been informed that they must appear in court for further questioning and in order for the judiciary to complete their case files. The individual who contacted Kokab Mousavi threatened that she will likely be arrested while in court.
On Monday February 12th, 2013, Narges and Zahra Mosuavi were threatened and arrested following the raid of their homes and subsequently released after several hours of questioning. According to both Narges and Zahra the questions they were asked during their interrogation mainly revolved around publishing news regarding the status of their parents, their connection with the Kaleme website, the publication of a joint statement with Karroubi’s children, speaking about the rigged elections and their criticism of the detention of Mousavi, Rahnavard and Karroubi and referring to it as an illegal detention.
Mousavi’s daughters were summoned to court by phone despite the fact that the law stipulates that law enforcement officials can only summon a citizen to court when presenting an identity card and a judicial court order. It remains unclear which entity within the ruling establishment has summoned Mousavi’s daughters to court, particularly as there are contradictions between the statements and claims made by the head of the security agents and the arresting agents who appeared at the homes of Narges and Zahra on Monday, and the judicial authorities and those responsible for summoning them on Tuesday. The various entities within the ruling establishment have continued to avoid responsibility regarding this matter and the authorities of the intelligence ministry, the IRGB, the prosecutor’s office, the judiciary and the office of the president have been blaming each other for the recent events, while no one has taken responsibility or provide any answers.
Two years after the illegal house arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, with no legal precedence and sentence against the leaders of the Green Movement and no one taking responsibility for their continued detention, the judiciary is treating their children in the same irresponsible manner and behind the closed doors of Evin court, it remains unclear which entity or authority will be held responsible for their dignity, safety and well being.
Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi have been under illegal house arrest for two year, their communication with the outside world and even their family members cut off, with authorities allowing sporadic and arbitrary visits with select family members only.
Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard’s daughters have been deprived of all visitation and even telephone contact with their parents for the past three months. The authorities have not only evaded responsibility regarding keeping them incommunicado but have also attacked their children and Karroubi’s children and threatened them for attempting to disseminate information regarding their status and well being.
By banooyesabz
Source: Kaleme: http://www.kaleme.org/1391/11/25/klm-133259/