Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki Still in Prison Limbo after 10 Months of Detention

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Rahana – Sept 27, 2010

Hossein Ronaghi- Maleki is still held in prison limbo in Ward 2A of the Evin Prison after 10 months of detention.

RAHANA: Hossein Ronaghi- Maleki, a blogger who has been imprisoned since December of last year is still awaiting the court’s verdict. He has been held in Ward 2A of Evin Prison and has not had prison visits with his family for the past 2 months.According to the RAHANA reporter, a $300,000 bail was set for him last month. However, the Cyber Intelligence Unit of IRGC prevented his release after his family posted the bail.

His lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told RAHANA that “based on what we are told, he will be sentenced in the upcoming days but there has been no information regarding his release.”

The follow-ups by his lawyers have not had any results and he is still in detention. He has spent most of his 10 month detention in solitary confinement and has endured psychological and physical torture.

Hossein Ronaghi- Maleki was arrested along with his brother at his father’s house which is located in the city of Malekan near Tabriz on December 13, 2009.

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