Iran: Mahsa Amini’s family calls for new forensic study to determine cause of death

The family of Mahsa Aminithe young Iranian woman who died after being arrested for wearing the veil incorrectly, has requested a new forensic study to determine the cause of death, after rejecting the study carried out by a state body.

Saleh Nikbakht, one of the family’s lawyers, has requested a new forensic study made up of medical experts other than those of the state-owned Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization, which concluded that Amini He died of a previous ailment.

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“A new forensic study with other doctors will eliminate the ambiguities of the case”, Nikbakht said, according to the Iran Front Page today.

Aminia 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died on September 16 after being arrested three days earlier by the Morale Police for not wearing the veil properly in Tehran, sparking protests that have lasted until today.

Iran’s state-owned Forensic Medicine Organization concluded on October 7 that Amini He died from a previous ailment and not from beatings by the police.

The forensic report of the state agency determined that the young woman’s death was due to multi-organ failure after cerebral hypoxia (decreased oxygen) and was not “caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body.”

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In addition, the Iranian government stated on October 11 that the United States sanctions “difficult” the importation of the medicines that the young woman was taking, which affected her health.

The protests unleashed by the death of Amini they are mainly carried out by young people and women shouting “woman, life, freedom”, they launch slogans against the Government and burn veils, one of the symbols of the Islamic Republic and something unthinkable not long ago.

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The government has responded with a strong police crackdown, which has caused at least 108 deaths, including 23 minors, according to the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights.

Authorities are also heavily restricting the internet to try to stop protests that have lasted more than a month.

Source: Elcomercio

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