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Human rights group: Injured Iranians hauled away from hospital

Iran Materials 28 June 2009 08:24 (UTC +04:00)

Iranians injured or wounded during protests are being nabbed at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official told CNN Saturday, CNN reported.

"The Basijis are waiting for them," said Banafsheh Akhlaghi, western regional director of the humans rights group, referring to the government's paramilitary arm that has cracked down on protesters during the violent aftermath of the June 12 presidential election.

Akhlaghi said Amnesty International has collected accounts from people who have left Iran and expatriots who have relatives in the country who say the Basij has prohibited medical professionals from getting identifying information from demonstrators wounded in the streets. They are also not allowed to ask how the injuries happened.

Once the patients are treated, the militia removes them from the hospital to an undisclosed location, she said.

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