Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Siamak Ashrafi’s physical health has been reported to be alarming on day 9 of his hunger strike at Orumiyeh Central Prison. He was transferred to the prison’s clinic on January 28 due to low blood pressure and weight loss.
“Upon examining him, the doctor of the prison’s clinic stated that the continuation of this hunger strike was a serious threat to his health. The doctor attempted to put him on intervenous therapy but Ashrafi refused this treatment and he was returned to the ward again.” An informed source told KHRN.
KHRN has been informed that “Siamak Ashrafi, who had been on hunger strike since January 21 in protest to the refusal of authorities to grant him a conditional release and his disrespectful treatment by the staff of Branch 9 of Enforcement Office of Orumiyeh Court, is still on hunger strike.
He has spent about 3 years and 8 months of his 5-year and 8 months of his imprisonment sentence. He had submitted his request for conditional release to the Classification Council some time ago. The request was referred to Branch 9 of the Orumieh Court of Appeals upon the agreement of the Classification Council with his request.
Siamak Ashrafi wrote a letter to the prison officials and announced his hunger strike when he was informed about the disrespectful behaviour of the staff at Branch 9 of the Enforcement Office towards his family who had referred to this office to make enquiries about the outcome of his application for conditional release.
Another Kurdish Political Prisoner Bashir Pirmawane has gone on hunger strike since January 27 in protest to his request for conditional release.
