Arrested after interview on BBC and VOA on expected execution of brother

Plain clothes police arrested Majid Zadeki, younger brother of death row prisoner, Saeed Zadeki, after conducting an interview with the BBC and Voice of America. Zadeki was arrested last night at midnight. Saeed Zadeki was sentenced to death on drug-related charges, and he is one of the 10 death row prisoners who were sent to solitary confinement ahead of their execution. His family insists he is innocent and conducted interviews with the foreign media.

Source: Iran Daily Brief

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