Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Jalil Mohammadi and Hamed Mahmoudnejad arrested



Just one day after the May 1st rally in the city of Sanandaj, Jalil Mohammadi and Hamed Mahmoudnejad two members of the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers were arrested.  Jalil was arrested by the security forces on May 2nd and since then his whereabouts is unknown.  Hamed left his home on the same day and did not return since then. After many visits to various authorities by his family, now the security officials confirmed that he is also among the arrested.

Hamed was arrested in prior to the March 8, 2012 and was released recently on a 50 million Toman bail.
Jalil was arrested during the brutal attack on the General Assembly of the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers in June 2012 in the city of Karaj. He had been held in prison for two months and sentenced to one year on parole.