Le Figaro Lyon
Lyon MP Hubert Julien-Laferrière appealed on Monday to save Mohammad Boroughani, a 19-year-old protester locked up by the Iranian regime.
The elected EELV became the godfather of this student from a working-class family after being contacted in November by a group of diaspora associations called Iran-Justice.
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The collective has identified opponents who have been arrested and who need support.
Mohammad is a student from very modest origins.
He himself works in a shoe workshop.
He got involved from the first days of the revolution and was arrested and then accused without any proof of having been an accomplice in the assassination of a state agent in the city of Karaj
,” confides the deputy.
During his incarceration, he was allegedly tortured and burned by his torturers who allegedly targeted his tattoos.
Mohammad Boroughani is now on death row and has been placed in solitary confinement.
"
In general, this decision precedes the killing
", alarms the deputy.
On the spot, the diaspora is in contact with the lawyer of the family of the young man, who however does not have access to the file, an appointed lawyer having been designated by the mode in this business.
“Only pressure can save him”
Hubert Julien-Laferriere
By relaying his support, the French MP hopes to be able to postpone the execution of the young demonstrator: "
What the Iranians over there are telling us is that international pressure is working despite everything because Iran does not want to cut itself off completely. of the global community.
I don't know if our sponsorship operation is working, but our messages are widely relayed.
And to conclude: "
We really have to maintain this pressure, because today there is only that which can save Mohammad
".