A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 123 Para 88. Country Date 31/01/07 Type JUA Mandate SUMX; TOR Allegations transmitted weapons were used while the arrests were carried out. The majority of those arrested are believed to have been released, some of them on bail. Their personal belongings, confiscated upon arrest, including mobile phones, have not yet been returned. The Ayatollah himself and the abovementioned individuals are still being detained in Section 209 of Evin Prison for interrogation. It has been reported that the Ayatollah has suffered from a heart attack and was hospitalised for at least three days on or around 24 October 2006. He was returned to Evin Prison thereafter, and there are concerns that he might not be receiving adequate medical treatment. It is not known whether he, or any of the above-mentioned individuals, have been allowed to receive visits from their families or lawyers. The Ayatollah developed heart and kidney problems as a result of ill-treatment. Abdullah Farivar Moqaddam. He is at imminent risk of execution by stoning to death. He was arrested on 8 February 2005 and charged with committing adultery. He was convicted and sentenced to death on 21 December 2005 by the second bureau of the Mazandaran penal court and the sentence was confirmed by bureau 41 of the High Court on 1 August 2006. He apparently confessed under fear of torture by the police but later retracted his confession before the court. His application to have the verdict quashed by the Head of the Judiciary and Investigation Board of the High Court was subsequently dismissed. It is believed that Mr. Moqaddam is currently detained at Sari Prison. Government response

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