Wife and Brother-in-Law of Prominent Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei Arrested

On Saturday July 24, Mohammad Mostafaei visited the Intelligence Prosecutor office inside Evin prison to which he had been earlier summoned, and attended an interrogation session which lasted for 4 hours. Later in the afternoon, security forces went to Mr. Mostafaei’s office with an arrest warrant, but he was not present there .

On Saturday 11:00 pm, Mr Mostafaei’s wife Fereshteh Halimi and her brother Farhad Halimi were arrested near his office as they were moving his car. Reportedly, Mr. Mostafaei has to visit Evin prison to follow up their status in case they are not released within 24 hours. It is not clear yet as why Mr. Mostafaei’s wife and brother-in-law were arrested.

According to RAHANA’s reporter, Mohammad Mostafaei had received a written summon to visit the Intelligence Prosecutor office in Evin prison earlier, where he was questioned about an account number he had publicly announced to receive monetary donations for the release of an acquitted juvenile (formerly on death row). After this interrogation session, Mr Mostafaei had returned to his office; however, he had received a phone call and was summoned to Shahid Moghaddas Prosecutor branch in Evin prison after a while.

Mohammad Mostafaei is a lawyer who has represented several juveniles on death row, and along with children’s rights activists, has taken effective steps for their pardon and release.

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