A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 121 Para 86. Country Iran (Islamic Republic of) Date 15/12/06 Type JUA Mandate WGAD, FRDX, HRD, TOR Allegations transmitted Sherko Jihani, correspondent of the Turkish news agency Euphrat in Mahabad and a member of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan (HROK). On 27 November 2006, he was arrested and detained in Mahabad Central Prison after being summoned to appear before branch 2 of the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Mahabad. It is reported that Mr. Jihani was interrogated about the formation of an investigative committee on the kidnapping on 8 January 2006 of a woman human rights activist, Ms. Sarveh Komkar (Kamkar), and for giving interviews to foreign media about the killing by Iranian security forces of Kurdish activist, Showan (Shivan) Qaderi (subject of a previously transmitted communication, E/CN.4/2006/54/Add.1, page 102) on 9 July 2005. On 30 November, Mr. Jihani went on a hunger strike in protest against his detention after refusing to pay a bail of Rials 50 million. On 4 Government response Furthermore, any considerations for compensation depend entirely on the findings of the courts and subsequent rulings thereof. Until the ruling of the court establishes the chain of events and causality, the right punishment for the perpetrators and the possibility of compensation cannot be anything more than an expectation. The Government further wishes to clarify again that the judiciary can only allow for the stipulation of compensation when the facts of the case determine such would be warranted and not before. However, this decision again lives exclusively within the powers of the judiciary which excludes any interference by the executive. By letter dated 22/05/07, the Government informed that he was charged with “dissemination of false information” and “participation in illegal demonstrations.” A preliminary hearing in court has been carried out and he has been released on bail pending completion of investigations.