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Iranian regime claims prisoner who survived hanging is in coma

NCRI – An Iranian prisoner who survived a botched hanging has fallen into a coma, the state-run IRNA news agency reported today.

“His level of consciousness is around six per cent and the possibility of brain death will increase if the situation does not improve,” IRNA quoted what it called an informed source as saying.

“The doctors cannot perform any surgery or other treatment while he is in a coma,” said the source.

The prisoner, identified only as Alireza M, 37, was pronounced dead earlier this month by the attending doctor after hanging for 12 minutes from a noose suspended from a crane at a jail in northeastern Iran.

But the next day, staff at the mortuary in the city of Bojnourd where his shrouded body was taken discovered he was still breathing.

Many judiciary officials immediately called for his execution once he gets well.

Amnesty International called for an immediate stay of execution Alireza M and for all other death row prisoners in Iran.

Since beginning of this year at least 470 prisoners have been hanged with over 240 execution since sham presidential election in June.