Seyed Abdollah Mahmudi

سید عبدالله محمودی

61 years old · Yasuj · Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

17 May 2015 Died in custody

Life

• Until 1362 he was a teacher in Mamasani County
  Persian original

  تا سال ۱۳۶۲ در شهرستان ممسنی معلم بود

• Mr. Mahmudi was married and had one son and two daughters
  Persian original

  آقای محمودی متاهل و دارای یک پسر و دو دختر بود

• Mr. Mahmudi was a calm, humble and humorous person. Even in the hardest conditions he joked with those close to him.
  Persian original

  آقای محمودی فردی خونسرد، متواضع و شوخ‌طبع بود. او در سخت‌ترین شرایط نیز با نزدیکانش شوخی می‌کرد.

• He was a keen reader, interested in literature and poetry, and had also written poems himself
  Persian original

  او اهل مطالعه و علاقه‌مند به ادبیات و شعر بود و خودش نیز اشعاری سروده بود

• He was an athlete and played table tennis at championship level
  Persian original

  او ورزشکار بود و ورزش پینگ‌پنگ را در سطح قهرمانی دنبال می‌کرد

• Before the revolution of 57 he was a supporter of non-religious leftist groups and was politically active
  Persian original

  او پیش از انقلاب ۵۷ هوادار گروه‌های چپ غیرمذهبی بود و فعالیت سیاسی می‌کرد

• He founded a construction company and engaged in building in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Yasuj
  Persian original

  یک شرکت ساختمانی تاسیس کرد و به ساخت و ساز در شهر بندرعباس و یاسوج مشغول شد

In the words of those close to them

“My daughter, these people want things from me that I cannot do. Perhaps I won't be able to see you again. But you be strong!”— Mr. Mahmudi

Persian original

«دخترم، این‌ها چیزهایی از من می‌خواهند که نمی‌توانم انجام دهم. شاید دیگر نتوانم تو را ببینم. اما تو قوی باش!»

How they died

• On the morning of 27 Ordibehesht 1394, officials of Yasuj Central Prison informed Mr. Mahmudi's family that Mr. Mahmudi had died in prison
  Persian original

  صبح روز ۲۷ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۴ مسئولان زندان مرکزی یاسوج به خانواده آقای محمودی اطلاع دادند که آقای محمودی در زندان فوت کرده است

• The forensic medicine specialist at first told Mr. Mahmudi's family orally that he had died as a result of poison entering his body. But in the official report his death was recorded as natural.
  Persian original

  متخصص پزشکی قانونی ابتدا به صورت شفاهی به خانواده آقای محمودی گفت که او در اثر ورود سم به بدن‌اش فوت کرده است. اما در گزارش رسمی مرگ او طبیعی ذکر شد.

• He also suffered from a hernia in prison
  Persian original

  او همچنین در زندان از بیماری فتق رنج می‌برد

• Execution » death in detention/prison
  Persian original

  اعدام » مرگ در دوران بازداشت/زندان

After their death

• Officials of Yasuj Central Prison handed over Mr. Mahmudi's body to his family one day later
  Persian original

  مقامات زندان مرکزی یاسوج یک روز بعد جنازه آقای محمودی را به خانواده او تحویل دادند

• Mr. Mahmudi's family asked the forensic medicine office of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province to carry out an autopsy, which was not accepted
  Persian original

  خانواده آقای محمودی از پزشکی قانونی استان کهکیلویه و بویراحمد درخواست انجام کالبد شکافی داشتند که پذیرفته نشد

• They also prevented Mr. Mahmudi's family from pursuing the cause of his death and even threatened: “Killing you too is no trouble for us.”
  Persian original

  آن‌ها همچنین خانواده آقای محمودی را از پیگیری علت مرگ او بازداشتند و حتی تهدید کردند «کشتن شما هم برای ما کاری ندارد.»

Sources

1. Abdorrahman Boroumand Center — Omid memorial

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Died in detention and prison
• Teachers
• The year 1394 (2015–2016)
• Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
• Yasuj

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