Kalame plans to publish a detailed report regarding Nourizad’s 12 hour detention as soon as the full report has been received. The following text was provided to Kalame by an eyewitness to Nourizad’s arrest:
It was 10:00am on Thursday June 15th and I was in my car at a red light on Farmaniyeh-Kamranieh, when I suddenly saw seven or eight individuals rushing towards a car, pulling a gentlemen out of it. I recognized him and our eyes met for an instant. While they were handcuffing him, he looked at me, grinned and introduced himself loud and clear, stating: “Nourizad!”.
One of the assailants that looked like the team leader looked at Nourizad and threatened: “If you open your mouth one more time, I’ll crush your teeth into your mouth!”
They took Nourizad to the corner of the street and sat him by the wall. The light turned green and I had to begin driving. As I began to drive I heard Nourizad address one of the assailants stating: ” Take some money out of my pocket and pay the taxi driver please”. They then forced Nourizad into a green Peugeot. I memorized the license plate and wrote it on a piece of paper: 33 J 916 22
God knows where Nourizad is right now. It looked to me like his assailants were looking for any excuse to beat the crap out of him in broad daylight and in plain site of everyone in view.
May God protect him!
Signed by an eyewitness that does not have the courage to provide a name…
Source: Kaleme
Translation by Banooye Sabz
