E/CN.4/1995/34 page 77 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Information transmitted to the Government 402. By letter dated 9 November 1994 the Special Rapporteur informed the Government that he had received reports indicating that the practices of amputation and flogging as a means of punishment were continuing. In this connection, it was reported that Mohammad Hossein Honar Bakhshi and Karim Gol-Mohammadi had four of their right hand fingers amputated around March 1994 in Qom central prison in the presence of other prisoners, after having been found guilty of stealing. 403. Another case of flogging was that of Mary Jones, an American-Iranian interpreter, who was reportedly sentenced to 80 lashes in Shemiran, northern Tehran, on charges of obtaining wine from a Christian church for drinking and having illegitimate links with a man. She maintained during trial that she had obtained Iranian citizenship following her temporary marriage with that man. The sentence was reportedly carried out in public in April 1994. 404. The Special Rapporteur also transmitted the case of Feizollah Mekhoubad, aged 77, who was accused in May 1992 of having links with Israel, sentenced to death in May 1993 by an Islamic Revolutionary Court, and executed on 25 February 1994. He was said to have been active in charitable work and not engaged in political activities, but was allegedly charged based on the supposition that he had contacted various family members living in Europe, the United States, and Israel. During his time in detention prior to execution, he was said to have undergone three operations for unknown reasons. Throughout his prison term, he was reportedly kept in chains and in solitary confinement for prolonged periods, and was only permitted visits for a maximum of 20 minutes once every few months. During the final six months of his imprisonment, he was allegedly beaten brutally and flogged on his back, limbs, and face. Some time prior to his execution, he reportedly had both of his eyes gouged out. Observation of his body, which was unearthed by members of his family for purposes of reburial in accordance with Jewish rites, was said to reveal marks of severe disfigurement, including missing teeth, two missing fingers and swelling and bruising attributable to blows. Urgent appeals sent and replies received 405. The Special Rapporteur made three urgent appeals on behalf of the persons mentioned in the following paragraphs. The dates on which the appeals were transmitted appear in brackets at the end of the corresponding summaries. 406. Hengameh Amini, daughter of the well-known singer Marzieh, was arrested in mid-October 1994, allegedly in connection with her mother’s decision to join the National Council of Resistance. She was reportedly being held incommunicado in Evin prison (3 November 1994). 407. On 9 December 1994 the Government replied that Hangameh Amini had been acquitted of charges against her following investigation.