Political Prisoner and PMOI Supporter Maryam Akbari Monfared Transferred to New Prison
Iran Focus, October 23, 2024
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner and supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), was transferred from Semnan prison (located 230 kilometers from Tehran) to the infamous Qarchak Varamin prison, south of Tehran, to serve an additional two years of imprisonment after enduring 15 years of incarceration without furlough.
Maryam Akbari Monfared is one of the longest-serving female political prisoners in Iran’s history.
Previously, Maryam Akbari Monfared’s lawyer had stated that Iranian authorities opened a new case against her just months before her original sentence was due to end. During her imprisonment, she was not granted a single day of furlough.
In October, Akbari Monfared’s initial 15-year prison term will end. Despite this, she was never granted furlough. In addition, she has been sentenced to another two years in prison on a separate charge, and recently, yet another case was opened against her, despite the fact that she has been in prison during the entire time.
The new case includes allegations against Akbari Monfared’s family and relatives, and Article 49 of the Iranian regime’s Constitution has been invoked to seize and confiscate their assets in favor of the “Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order Headquarters.” This case has been referred to Branch 6 of the regime’s Revolutionary Court.
According to the regime’s current laws, punishment should be limited to the individual and not extend to their relatives. However, the Iranian regime often shows no leniency in political cases, particularly those related to the PMOI, Iran’s largest opposition group.
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