Death row inmate Hadi Aravand died last week after being tortured by prison guards in the northern city of Sari.
Sari Prison's warden has claimed that Aravand's death was the result of suicide, but the coroner ruled that the young man died after being suffocated to death.
Torture and bruise mark were visible on Aravand's body, including a broken arm, wounds on his back and a 1cm deep slit around his neck ruling out any possibility of suicide. Cuts around Aravand's wrists and ankles prove that he suffered an agonizing death, according to a family member who talked to a RAHANA reporter. The relative added that Hadi Aravand was moved out of his cell at 5pm on April 30, and an hour later his wounded body was delivered to the Sari hospital.
The coroner has confirmed that, at the time of his death, Arvand's arms were tied behind his back and his legs were tied together, ruling out the possibility that the death occurred as a result of suicide. The coroner's report says that the young man died after he was suffocated with a plastic bag while his arms and his legs were tied. According to the inmates, this is the 4th suspicious death in 7 months since Abedi was appointed as the prison’s new warden.
The 23-year-old Aravand was awaiting his execution which was scheduled to be carried out 3 months later. He was arrested on March 19 2008 after killing someone during a street fight. Aravand was buried in Soural near Sari on Sunday May 9.
Source: Rahana, May 12, 2010
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