The Prosecutor General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammed Montazeri, has appealed to the federal government of Nigeria to allow Shiekh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shiite, to come to Iran for medical treatment.
Montazeri made this known via a letter he sent to the federal government of Nigeria.
Part of the letter read:
“I, as the prosecutor general of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urge the Nigerian judicial authorities (to take steps) in line with their judicial independence and support for a captive citizen, and provide the ground for his release and transfer him to the Islamic Republic of Iran for treatment.”
El-Zakzaky is facing trial over allegations of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace, among others.
The Shi’ites leader has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since December 2015.
A recent clash with the police in Abuja had led to the death of some Shi’ites, Usman Umar, deputy commissioner of police, and Precious Owolabi, a reporter with Channels Television.
