A Kurdish Tradesperson from Bukan Killed by Law Enforcement Force

A Kurdish Tradesperson from Bukan Killed by Law Enforcement Force.

Ali Nasiri, a tradesperson (Kasibkar) from Bukan who was shot and wounded at the Bokan-Miandoab road on suspicion of smuggling goods on Oct 12, 2018, passed away in the hospital due to the severity of injuries.

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian Disciplinary Forces targeted a vehicle on the Bukan-Miandoab road on Friday, Oct 12, 2018 on the pretext of confronting smuggling of goods. Ali Nasiri and his companion Massoud Akbarpour were Severely injured in this attack.

Ali Nasiri, who was shot on the head, was transferred to the hospital in Mahabad. He passed away on October 18 due to severity of injuries. He was married with two children. Massoud Akbarpour was also transferred to a hospital in Orumiyeh for treatment.

The above-mentioned Kurdish tradesperson (Kasibkar) is only one of the people killed by the Iranian military and security officials who target kolbars and tradespersons crossing the border in the dark.

According to the KHRN investigations, at least 35 ordinary citizens and Kurdish tradesperson have been targeted and killed by these forces on the pretext of fighting smuggling of goods over the past years.

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