Etemad Newspaper: Intervention by a High Official Regarding the Death Sentence of Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou
Yesterday, Etemad received news indicating that the death sentence of Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou has been revoked. It was said that one of the prominent and veteran political figures of the country requested in a letter to the high-ranking officials of the regime to annul this individual’s sentence.
Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou is one of the individuals accused in the case of the killing of a Basij member named Rouhollah Ajamian during the fortieth-day ceremony of Hadith Najafi. So far, several people have been sentenced to death in relation to this case.
Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou is a radiology specialist in Karaj. He was arrested along with his wife, Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou.
It is said that Iranian authorities tortured this couple to extract a confession from Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou and to force Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou to accuse her husband. Mrs. Ghareh Hassanlou has been sentenced to imprisonment.