A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 128 Para Country Date 110. 04/12/06 111. Followup to past cases Type JUA Mandate WGAD; FRDX; HRD; IJL; TOR; Allegations transmitted Mansour Ossanlu, Head of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, currently detained at Evin Prison. He was arrested at his home by police on 22 December 2005 and eventually released on bail amounting to 1.5 billion Rials on 9 August 2006. When awaiting trial, he was re-arrested on 19 November 2006, outside his home by plain clothes members of the security forces and detained incommunicado at Evin Prison, Section 209. His family has been able to visit him once, and his wife was also able to speak to him when she attended the court session on 20 November 2006. He is suffering from a serious eye complaint, but is not receiving medical treatment in prison. On 26 November 2006, Mr Ossanlu appeared at Branch 14 of the Revolutionary Court for initial investigations by the Prosecutor. No specific charges have been laid in the court. Mr Ossanlu’s lawyer could not attend the court session, because Mr Ossanlu had not had access to him. Concern is expressed as to his state of health and his physical integrity in view of the reported lack of proper medical treatment of his eye and also in view of his incommunicado detention. Esmaeil Mohammadi (E/CN.4/2005/62/Add.1, para. 843, and E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.1, para. 104). Government Response By letters dated 24/05/05 and 8/08/05 (see also the response, above, 15/03/06), the Government reported that a thorough investigation has been carried out by the local judiciary authorities in Western Azerbaijan Province. Mr. Esmaeil Mohammadi was a member of the banned terrorist group “Komele”. He was sentenced to death based

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