Mohammad Khani, a social researcher, was shot in the waist with a live bullet and has since developed a life-threatening infection. Yashar Tohidi, an aeronautical engineering student, was shot in the thigh and hospitalized with heavy bleeding. The situation of both men, who are serving time in prison for violating national security, have been described by lawyers.
Hossein Ghashghaei, a writer serving a two-year prison sentence for conspiracy against national security, described the feelings of shock and anxiety felt by his cellmates in Ward 4 when they heard loud noises and gunfire, he said. published on social media.
“In utter shock, we heard seven sounds of loud explosions that left us bewildered, wondering and worried endlessly,” Mr. Ghashghaei wrote. “We told each other not to go near the window, you might get shot.”
Emad Sharghi, an Iranian-American businessman with dual citizenship organized accusations of shady espionage, in Ward 8, adjacent to Ward 7, where the riot broke out. Around 8 p.m., he briefly called his sister, Neda, in Washington to say he was alive. Ms Sharghi said she heard chaos and loud shouting in the background and what sounded like gunfire.
“I’m imagining him trapped in his cell, suffocating and burning to death,” Ms Sharghi said, describing her feelings after watching video of Evin in the fire hours after the call.
Mr. Sharghi remained in his cell in Ward 8, trapped in a chaos of bullets, smoke and fire for hours, and was moved to another building around midnight when things had subsided, according to the family. his family.
Warden moves faster to eliminate Siamak Namazi, another American with dual Iranian citizenship is being held on charges of espionage, from Ward 4, where reported clashes include broken doors and tear gas fired. He was arrested along with a prominent politician who murdered his wife and two former officials serving sentences for financial corruption, a high-ranking judge and the brother of former President Hassan Rouhani.
