A Kurdish prisoner killed under torture

KIRMASHAN, East Kurdistan, — A Kurdish prisoner from Ciwanro city was killed under sustained torture while held in Kirmashan prison.

Muhsen Qazizade the resident of Ciwanro city held in Dezil Abad prison of Kirmashan was killed amid terrible set of tortures he received from the prison officials.

His father Mr. Burhan Qazizade remarked that his son was placed under intensive pressures by the prison officials on Friday 13 April, and following sustained tortures he lost his life. He also added that his death is confirmed by the clinic officials.

Burhan also dated that the family had been deprived of his visit for the last couple of weeks assuming his son might had been held in a solitary confinement for twenty days.