Commander of Guards Corps Bassij in Silvaneh killed
Former political prisoners rearrested

In a confrontation between supporters of the Mojahedin and forces of the Guards Corps Bassij in Silvaneh, western Azerbaijan, Rahim Amiri Nasab, commander of the Bassij force in this town, was killed.

Amiri Nassab had an active role in the arrest, torture, and execution of supporters of the Mojahedin in this region. He was also actively involved in the suppression of protests and social uprisings, and harassment of women in this town and the surrounding areas.

The Ministry of Intelligence subsequently arrested a large number of former political prisoners in western Azerbaijan. No information is available on their fate.

People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
March 6, 1998

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