Iran: Intelligence agents raid residence of elderly mother of imprisoned union activist

NCRI – On Saturday, June 19, at around 16:00 local time, agents of the Iranian regime’s intelligence agents raided the house of the elderly mother of a union activist. The ailing mother was harassed and insulted by the assailants, who were acting as the protection office of the Greater Tehran Bus Company.

After hearing about the attack, neighbors began to protest strongly against the raid, frightening the intelligence agents who quickly decided to flee the scene.

The 60 year old woman is the mother of Mr. Saeed Torabian, the head of public relations at the Bus Company Syndicate in Tehran. She suffers from heart complications and lives alone. Lack of information about her son’s condition has worsened her anxiety.

Separately, on June 18, Reza Shahabi, the syndicate’s treasurer, filed a complaint against the protection office after his wife was kidnapped. He was later arrested by an intelligence agent identified as Morshedlou, who works in the protection office of the bus company.

Despite multiple referrals by the Shahabi and Torabian families to various state organs to inquire about the condition of their loved ones, thus far no information has been obtained about their situation. The cases of these two union activists have reportedly been handed over to the second branch of the Revolutionary Court’s interrogation at the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran.