Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Omid Behroozi has been denied medical treatment despite suffering from physical problems.
According to a report by Majzooban Noor, jailed Dervish in ward 350 of Evin prison, Omid Behroozi despite numerous problems including neck arthritis and severe hearing loss in his left ear was prevented from being transferred to the hospital outside of prison for specialist’s exams and MRI scan of his ears to determine his physical condition. He has been prevented from receiving treatment outside of prison since a long time ago.
Forcing jailed Dervishes to use handcuffs and prison uniform is the reason that he has been denied a transfer to the hospital.
It’s a long time Judge Salavati has ordered for placing jailed Dervishes in handcuffs and shackles. Previously also as an illegal action, judge Salavati had stated that, “transfer of imprisoned Dervishes in ward 350 of Evin prison to the treatment centers is only upon the consent of the Ministry of Intelligence and should be with wearing prison uniform, handcuffs and footcuffs.” As jailed Dervishes have refused to do so, all of them were deprived of their right of access to appropriate health-care services. Although according to the first paragraph of Article 235 of Executive Regulation of Prison Law, political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are exempt from wearing a prison uniform, using handcuffs and footcuffs during their transfer to medical centers, jurisdictions, education and training centers. This kind of violations and illegal interferences in medical treatment of ill Dervishes by judge Salavati has created many problems for jailed Dervishes.
Last week, despite the setting time for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) his transfer to hospital was canceled by prison authorities with no explanation.
Imprisoned Dervish lawyer Omid Behroozi, who has been arrested and being held in jail since Shahrivar 90 (Sep 2011) was beaten by security agents in the time of his arrest in “Gole Sorkh ” Square in Shiraz so his left ear was injured and now he is suffering from hearing impairment.
His law license has been canceled by the judiciary during the destroying of Gonabadi Dervishes’s worship place in Qom. He was also sentenced to 7 years and six months imprisonment by Judge Salavati