Arrested on April 26, 2016 in Tehran, where he had come to participate in a conference, the Irano-Swedish doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to the death penalty in 2017 for spying, spent more than nine years behind the bars of Evin prison, making him the oldest of European hostages in Iran. Appeared very emaciated in recent months, suffering from several pathologies, this specialist in disaster medicine, 53 years old, of Iranian and naturalized Swedish origin during his captivity, was the victim of cardiac arrest, on the night of May 8 to 9.
“He felt very bad, but he had to wait 7 am the next morning to see a doctor, at the infirmary”explains his wife, Vida Mehrannia, who lives in Stockholm, with their two children aged 13 and 21. A cardiologist was finally called on the spot on May 10. But Ahmadreza Djalali has still not been able to undergo electrocardiogram and his request for transfer to a hospital was rejected. “He is in a terrible situation”ensures mme Mehrannia, especially since the tone has risen between Stockholm and Tehran in recent days.
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Source: Lemonde