Mrs Kazemi's mother wants body buried in Iran
Tehran, July 22, IRNA -- Mother of Iranian photographer, Zahra Kazemi
who died of brain hemorrhage caused by fractured skull, Tuesday she
wants the body of her daughter buried in her hometown, Shiraz.
In a facsimile sent to IRNA, she said, "In order to prevent any
misuse of the tragic incident, I want my beloved daughter's body
buried in Shiraz."
Mrs Kazemi was arrested while taking photo from Evin prison
compound where families of the inmates were staging demonstration on
June 23.
President Khatami assigned four cabinet ministers to see whether
there is a matter of culpability in her sudden death.
The report released by the investigating committee on Sunday said
that Mrs Zahra Kazemi died of brain hemorrhage caused by a split in
her skull.
On Monday, Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi
ordered Tehran Province's Prosecution to hold judicial investigation
into the case.
http://www.irna.ir/en/tnews/030723221652.etn05.shtml ** Other reports also confirm this news.
I have another thing from BBC News....Sigh!
Wednesday, 23 July, 2003, 07:41 GMT 08:41 UK
Canadian buried in Iran
Zahra Kazemi was arrested while taking photos of Evin prison A Canadian journalist who died in custody in Iran has been buried there despite demands for her body to be returned to Canada, state media has reported
She was buried on Wednesday morning in the south-western city of Shiraz, the state news agency IRNA reported.
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