Following the jailed Gonabadi dervishes’s refusal to appear in court, intelligence officers of Ward 209 Evin, forcibly shaved beards and head hair of Mostafa Daneshjou.

This such inhumane and degrading treatment has been ordered by judge Salavati to put more pressure on Gonabadi dervishes and it seems that investigators have had the same abusive behavior toward other dervishes in prison.

According to Majzooban Noor and Kalemeh website, Tuesday, Dey 26 (January 15) when jailed manager of Majzooban Noor, Hamid Moradi summoned to hearing and he refused to accept the summon, prison guard officers went to the section 350 to take Moradi, other six dervishes to show their support and solidarity with him stated that they just do not leave him alone. Following dervishes action and the support of other political prisoners, Gonabadi dervish, Hamid Reza Moradi was sent to ward 209 of Evin prison, another six jailed Gonabadi dervishes were transferred to Ward 240 under the order of Javad Momeni, prison deputy governor and interim superintendent of section 209.

Monday, Bahman 2 (January 21), six dervishes that were in Ward 240 transferred to Ward 209 which in their hair and beards were shaved by prison agents. Regarding dervishes religious beliefs, purpose of this such action is nothing but contempt and insult.

Jailed Gonabadi dervishes have repeatedly stated that due to judicial misconduct by Judge Salvati will not appear in court.

It is now 17 months that they are detained and waiting for a fair trial .

Most important is the legal competency of investigating authority that is most important to form the court of law in order to put a defendant on just trial.

It is now more than 6 years that they insist on legal observance of law specially by Judicial authorities.

It must be noted that, Hamid Reza Moradi Sarvestan, Mostafa Daneshjou and Amir Eslami who are suffering from chronic heart illness, severe respiratory disease and asthma can’t bear prison conditions and being put in solitary confinement such as sections 240 and 209 is too dangerous for them.

Also, despite the coroner’s certificate that required medically necessary treatment for Reza Entesari, Omid Behroozi, Afshin Karampour and Farshid Yadollahi, they have been still kept in prison with poor conditions.

Recently judge Salavati has illegally ordered depriving dervishes of medical care and medical care is subjected to attending the court! However physicians have expressed concern over the state of their health.