Several young people from the green movement attended a ceremony held December 23, 2009 in the annex of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Neuilly sur Seine) to protest the events currently unfolding in Iran.
During the ceremony four girls from the green movement were arrested and held by the embassy’s security services.
Police forced the embassy security services to release the young women.
BBC Report:
Upon release they reported having been violently beaten, robbed of their personal effects, mistreated and photographed. They stated that they had been interrogated for over an hour in the basement of the embassy.
Embassy authorities also forced them to sign documents stating they were forbidden to enter any premises belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran in Paris. Embassy authorities also demanded their addresses in France as well as in Iran.
The four young women also recounted the following:
During the ceremony Mr. Emami (embassy staff member) threatened to kill any person opposing the regime and called on all Muslims to do the same.
Ms. Mir Aboutorabi (wife of the Iranian ambassador in France) issued death threats to the four young girls.
Mr. Javadi, (Iran’s head consular officer in France) violently struck one of the girls and attempted to strangle a second.
11 people were threatened with death.
2 young women are currently filing charges for assault and battery.
3 young men are also filing charges.
From: Bahram
