Reactions of Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou's Lawyer to Ajamian's Father's Claims Regarding Velayati's Involvement in the Case: State TV Should Allow Defense

The lawyer for Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou's family reacted to claims made by the father of Rouhollah Ajamian, a Basij member killed during the 2021 protests, regarding Ali Akbar Velayati's role in preventing further executions in his son's case, demanding to appear on state television to respond. Mohsen Bayat emphasized that Ali Akbar Velayati 'had no involvement in this case and does not have any.' According to Bayat, there is no evidence in the case indicating the involvement of Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou and his wife in 'murder' or even 'assault.' This lawyer raised the question of whether 'raising any doubts or issues in the case, even if merely in the realm of scientific and legal matters by the opposing side and their lawyers, will be met with such tolerance from the authorities and legal officials, or if only some enjoy such privileges?' The head of the judiciary in Alborz province also stated on Thursday, November 2, in response to Ajamian's father's comments, that 'no one has intervened or advised in the Ajamian case, either for or against the defendants, verbally or in writing.' Hossein Fazeli Hekmati emphasized that Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou is currently serving a 15-year 'exile' sentence in Yazd prison. The statements from the head of the Alborz judiciary came after Ajamian's father attacked Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Ali Khamenei, during a live television program on Wednesday night, November 1, claiming he was responsible for the lack of executions of more individuals due to his son's death. He claimed without evidence that '80 people were accused in the case, of which only 8 are in custody, and if Velayati turns his head, these 8 will also be released.' According to Iranian media, the father of this Basij member has called for more executions and reacted to the host's attempts to 'manage the program' by stating that he had been told during several appearances on state television 'not to say anything about Velayati and that he was afraid of him.' Based on images released from this program, the father of the killed Basij member stood up saying 'Velayati is the killer of my child,' became upset, and left the studio. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Alborz province sentenced Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, the doctor accused in the case of the killed Basij member Rouhollah Ajamian, to 15 years in prison in a new ruling in April of this year. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou and his wife, Farzaneh, were arrested after a violent raid by security forces on their home following the fortieth-day memorial of Hadith Najafi, one of the victims of the nationwide protests in Karaj. Dr. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, a 53-year-old physician, was one of five people sentenced to death in the initial ruling for 'killing a Basij member,' but this ruling was later overturned. Dr. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou stated: 'I only approached Rouhollah Ajamian to help him and because of my medical oath.' The voice of Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou from Kachoui prison in Karaj before her exile to Mashhad: 'My and my husband's exile is completely unjust.' Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou: 'In prison, due to torture, they broke four of my ribs.' Dr. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou: 'After my transfer to Rajai Shahr prison, I was kept standing for 24 hours and prevented from sleeping.' Exclusive; Dr. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou's account of torture during detention; threats of 'beheading' in front of his 13-year-old child. What happened to Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou's and his wife Farzaneh's children after this violent arrest of the couple. The latest status of Dr. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou and his wife Farzaneh, a imprisoned couple in conversation with Dr. Saidi Firouzabadi. The judiciary of Alborz province: Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou's sentence is 15 years in prison. Exclusive; account of Dr. Ghareh Hassanlou's torture; threats of 'beheading' in front of his 13-year-old child.