Ganji's wife talks after her house was stormed

ReleaseGanji.net:

Following the reports of the storming of Ganji's house by agents, Massoumeh Sahfiei, Ganji's wife, in a talk with Emrouz revealed some details of this raid: "Around 10am today (Monday) agents came to our house and damended to enter and search the house. When we asked them to show search warrant first, they threatened to break the door and force into the house if we don't open up.

These people included Ganji's guards at Milad hospital and were commanded by a person called "Movahed". As soon as they entered the house the started to use fowl language and treated us badly and insluted us as they searched the house. In response to my protests, the two women that accompanied them attacked me such that my chador fell down and at this time the agents were filming and they handcuffed me to the bed and continued to film and search the house for two hours."

She added: "In this brutal attack, the attackers took all documents, pamphlets, books and our computer. They even searched my daughters' dress closet."

She emphasized: "We still do not exactly know what was taken away."

She reported that ever since the raid the telephone line in their and neighboring houses are out and it is not possible to call Ganji's residence.

Issa Saharkhiz, a member of the 3-person group of Ganji's friends, told Emrouz: today, Monday August 8, 2005, around 10:30am [local time] a few agents entered Ganji's house and searched it.

He added: "Ganji's daughter contacted me and said agents have attacked our house... please come to our help. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to contact Ms. Shafiei, Ganji's wife, and gain more information about this."

Saharkhiz said: "It is not clear what their intention was for searching Ganji's house. It is possible that they want to open a new case for Ganji, or following the stories published in Kayhan against Mrs. Ganji to the effect that she is agitating Mr. Ganji to continue with his hunger strike, they want to collect evidence against her."

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