Wounded Veteran Jailed for Purchasing Sugar

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 859
January 1, 2007
Bana- Jamal Salahi was detained 2 months ago for purchasing smuggled sugar. His bond has been set at 32 million temen (Iranian currency). Mr. Salahi is a handicapped veteran from the Iran-Iraq war, during which he gave up one arm and one leg for the Iranian Regime. He also lost numerous family members, including his mother, to Iraqi bombings.