Iranian parliament urges
release of prominent cleric Zakzaky
TEHRAN – A number of
Iranian MPs issued a statement on Tuesday urging release of Nigerian Muslim
cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.
The statement was signed
by 198 lawmakers.
Zakzaky is the leader of
the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and has been detained since December 2015
in a raid on his residence in which he lost his left eyesight.
The raid by security
forces that left more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons dead. His
wife also sustained serious wounds.
In 2016, Nigeria’s
federal high court ordered Zakzaky’s unconditional release from jail following
a trial, but the government has so far refused to set him free.
The Islamic Human Rights
Commission (IHRC), based in London, said earlier in July that the cleric’s
health condition had further deteriorated, since he was reportedly poisoned in
prison.
The cleric’s son,
Mohammad, told Press TV on July 6 that his father was in dire need of medical
treatment, as “large and dangerous quantities of lead and cadmium have been
found in his blood.” He said that the authorities intended to murder his father
since they refuse to take any measures.
culled from Tehran Times
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