Iranian physicist Omid Kokabee, 33, has been granted conditional release after the Head of Judiciary approved a ruling handed down by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal in Tehran. In an interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency on 29 August, Omid Kokabee’s lawyer, Saeed Khalili, said the new ruling, which he had received in writing the previous day, means that his client would not be returning to prison. Omid Kokabee has benefited from a provision under Article 58 of the 2013 Islamic Penal Code, which gives judges the discretion to grant conditional release to prisoners sentenced to 10 years or less who have served more than a third of their prison terms.
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- Calling on the Iranian authorities to ensure that Omid Kokabee is released unconditionally, and to provide him with reparations, including compensation, for arbitrarily arresting and detaining him, and for depriving him of essential medical care, which could amount to torture and other ill-treatment;
- Urging the authorities to undertake a thorough investigation into the circumstances in which officials belonging to the Office of the Prosecutor and prison staff (including medical staff) denied medical care to Omid Kokabee and, in particular, whether this was deliberate or for punitive purposes, in which case those suspected of responsibility should be prosecuted in proceedings which comply with international law and standards on fair trial.
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